22-41-CWS | October 27, 2022 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 Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, at 12:01 a.m. local time. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting

22-40-CWS | October 14, 2022 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources certified a youth division state fishing record this month for Rodie Armes,12, of Pass Christian. Armes set the record for Blacktip Shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) using conventional tackle with a fish weighing 58 pounds, 6.4 ounces.   Photo courtesy MS Department of

22-39-CWS | October 7, 2022 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, October 11, in Biloxi.   The meeting begins at 9 a.m. and will be held at the Bolton State Building in the first-floor auditorium. The meeting will broadcast live on the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ YouTube

22-38-CWS | October 3, 2022 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources certified two youth division state fishing records in September.   Rodie Armes of Pass Christian set the record using conventional tackle for Redfin Needlefish (Strongylura notata) with a fish weighing 2.9 ounces. Armes also set the fly fishing record for Hardhead

22-37-CWS | September 30, 2022 BILOXI, Miss. – In addition to waters previously opened to shrimping on May 25, 2022, all waters south and west of a line beginning at Beacon “18” in the Biloxi Bay Channel, running northwesterly to Beacon “22” in the Biloxi Bay Channel, northwesterly to Beacon “26” in the Biloxi Bay