This is an Invitation for Bids. SMART NUMBER: 1450-24-R-RFQF-00003 RFX NUMBER: 3140004240 IMPORTANT DATES ISSUE DATE June 13, 2025 CLOSED DATE 2:00 pm July 15, 2025 QUESTIONS TO MDMR DEADLINE 10:00 am June 24, 2025 ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS POSTED 4:00 pm June 25, 2025 All bids must be submitted by 2:00pm, July 15, 2025. DOWNLOAD
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By virtue of the authority vested in the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR), under the provisions of §49-15-64.1(2) Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the MDMR, after having conducted an extensive sampling program, does hereby declare and order that: The 2025-2026 Mississippi Shrimp Season Shall Open at 6:00 a.m. Monday, June 23, 2025, in Mississippi
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25-22-CWS | June 13, 2025 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has set the opening date of the 2025-2026 shrimp season in state territorial waters for 6 a.m. Monday, June 23, 2025. All regulations of the MDMR will be in full force and effect, and all boats engaged in catching or
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25-21-CWS | June 10, 2025 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Legislature has recently passed House Bill 602, marking a significant move to enhance transparency in the seafood industry and build greater consumer confidence. Beginning July 1, 2025, all seafood and crawfish sold in Mississippi—whether in grocery stores, seafood markets, restaurants or food trucks—must be clearly
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25-20-CWS | June 4, 2025 BILOXI, Miss. – The first weekend of National Fishing and Boating Week in June of each year is designated as Free Fishing Weekend. On June 7 and 8, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources would like anglers to know that any person may fish without a recreational fishing license in
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25-19-CWS | May 28, 2025 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the recreational harvest for Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) will close in Mississippi territorial waters at 12:01 a.m. local time on June 1, 2025. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting and conserving
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Under the authority of Mississippi Code Ann. § 49-15-15, the Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources does hereby order that: The recreational harvest for Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) shall close in Mississippi territorial waters at 12:01 a.m., local time, on June 1, 2025. DOWNLOAD PDF
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25-18-CWS | May 28, 2025 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources certified an all tackle state saltwater fishing record for the month of May. Using an electric reel, Joseph Hoang of Biloxi set the record for Vermilion Snapper (Rhomboplites aurorubens) with a fish weighing 6 pounds, 9.6 ounces. Photos courtesy
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The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) does hereby give public notice that on May 20, 2025 at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources (MACMR), the Commission recommended approval of and the Executive Director approved a Notice of Intent to update, modify and change below listed sections of Title
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25-17-CWS | May 27, 2025 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is hosting an informational meeting to discuss the 2020 Mississippi Bonnet Carré Spillway Fisheries Disaster Recovery Program for Wild Oyster and Shrimp financial assistance. The meeting will be held Tuesday, June 10, 2025, from 5:30 until 7 p.m. in the
