By virtue of the authority vested in the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) under the provisions of §49-15-15 (1) (a) Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the MDMR does hereby declare and order that: All waters north of the Intracoastal Waterway in Mississippi territorial waters are hereby declared closed at 12:01 a.m., January 1, 2024

In compliance with Administrative Law Title 22, Part 1, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, through the Office of Marine Fisheries, herby orders that the following area will reopen to the harvest of oysters effective immediately. Area V “C” Approved – This area includes the Oyster Aquaculture Park South of Deer Island.

In accordance with administrative law Title 22, Part 1, the Office of Marine Fisheries Director at the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources hereby orders a precautionary closure of the following area to the harvest of oysters effective, Sunday, December 3, 2023, at 12:00 p.m., due to excessive localized rainfall. Area V “C” Approved – This

The Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) is initiating a “notice of application” for the execution of private on-bottom oyster leases in accordance with Mississippi Code 49-15-27. In conjunction with this procedure, the MDMR has published potential private on-bottom oyster lease locations for a consecutive period of thirty (30) days to ensure full compliance. Any person

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) does hereby give public notice that on November 21, 2023, 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