DMR to close shrimping west of ship channel

Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that all waters south of the Intracoastal Waterway and west of the Gulfport Ship Channel in Mississippi territorial waters are closed to shrimping starting 12:01 a.m. Sunday.

Mississippi territorial waters south of the Intracoastal Waterway and east of the Gulfport Ship Channel in Mississippi territorial waters will remain open as provided by law and the regulations of the Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources.

All rules set forth in regulations of the MDMR are to be in full force and effect and all boats engaged in catching or transporting shrimp in or from the waters of the State of Mississippi must be legally licensed.

For more information, call the MDMR at 228-374-5000 or the Mississippi Shrimp Information Hotline at 866-938-7295.