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Recreational fishing season closing for Greater Amberjack

24-48-CWS | October 24, 2024 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the recreational fishing season for Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) will close in Mississippi territorial waters on November 1, 2024, at 12:01 a.m. local time. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting and

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2019 Mississippi Bonnet Carré Spillway Fisheries Disaster Recovery Program financial assistance applications to reopen for new applicants

24-45-CWS | October 23, 2024 BILOXI, Miss. – The 2019 Mississippi Bonnet Carré Spillway Fisheries Disaster Recovery Program financial assistance applications for commercial fisheries, seafood dealers and charter boat participants will reopen Monday, October 28, 2024, at 8 a.m. on the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) website at dmr.ms.gov/2019bcrelief/ for new applicants only. Anyone

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LEGAL NOTICE – Order Opening Certain Waters to Commercial and Recreational Shrimping and to Re-Establish the Shrimping Line

By virtue of the authority vested in the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, under the provisions of §49-15-15(1) Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, after having conducted sampling, does hereby declare and order that: In addition to waters previously opened May 29, 2024 to shrimping by order of the Mississippi

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Application by Jackson County Port Authority to fill wetlands for the construction of a manufacturing facility on Saracennia Rd, Jackson Co

Jackson County Port Authority has filed notice of a proposed project which requires review by the MS Department of Marine Resources to ensure compliance with the state’s approved Coastal Program under the Coastal Zone Management Act. The applicant proposes to impact 25.12 acres of wetlands for the construction of an aerospace manufacturing facility to strengthen

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MDMR to accept proposals for On-Bottom Molluscan Shellfish Leases

24-44-CWS | September 20, 2024 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) recently updated its on-bottom shellfish regulations following the passage of Senate Bill 2648 during the Mississippi Legislature 2024 Regular Session. These revised regulations now enable private individuals or businesses to lease water bottoms, fostering a sustainable and supportive framework for

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