21-66-CWS | December 29, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ 2022 Marine Information Calendars are now available at locations along the Coast.   The agency held a photo contest earlier this year, and those chosen are featured each month, as well as on photo pages in the calendar.   The winners

21-65-CWS | December 27, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that commercial fishing seasons for Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) and Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili), as well as the recreational and commercial harvest of Lane Snapper (Lutjanus synagris), will open in Mississippi territorial waters on January 1, 2022,

21-64-CWS | December 27, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) remind shrimpers that all waters north of the Intracoastal Waterway will close at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, as provided by law and the regulations of the MDMR. All other Mississippi territorial waters legal to shrimping will

21-63-CWS | December 22, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources certified four state fishing records this month. Rodie Armes, 11, of Pass Christian set the youth record for Ladyfish (Elops saurus) using conventional tackle with a fish weighing 2 pounds, 11.04 ounces. Blake Bosarge, 13, of Gautier set the youth record

21-62-CWS | December 21, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) is in Phase I of its Remote Oyster Setting Facility Project. Funded by the RESTORE Council, the purpose of the Remote Oyster Setting Facility Project is to support the restoration and protection of natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife

21-61-CWS | December 10, 2021 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources will meet Tuesday, Dec. 14, 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 is broadcast live on the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Facebook