Governor Reeves holds DMR press conference in Jones Park
Governor Tate Reeves was in Gulfport this afternoon for a press conference regarding the state’s Department of Marine Resources. News 25’s Grant Chighizola has more.
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DMR urges boaters to take care around Katrina Key
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources urges boaters to be cautious around a project to expand Katrina Key reef on the south side of Deer Island. Concrete rubble will be deployed by barge to expand the existing Katrina Key structure…
Mississippi lawmakers resolve budget for Department of Marine Resources
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Legislature has set a budget for the state Department of Marine Resources. The House and Senate voted on Monday, weeks after the state budget year started on July…
Legislators leave with no budget for Department of Marine Resources
Mississippi legislators left the capitol today without setting a budget for the state department of marine resources. The agency will continue to operate by using federal money as it has since July 1st. House and Senate negotiations stalled over questions…
Local reactions to DMR budget battle
A temporary funding solution has been found for the Department of Marine Resources to operate over the holiday weekend, but the battle for funding still continues. The state department responsible for everything marine-related on the Coast continues to face a…
Dept. of Marine Resources shutdown as legislators battle for funding for agency
The State Department of Marine Resources is shut down as legislators in Jackson fight over funding for the agency. Today was the first day of the new fiscal year and without the appropriations bill passed by the state Senate and…
D'Iberville to open Riverside Park on Friday
D’Iberville will open Riverside Park in a ribbon cutting celebration at 10 a.m. Friday, city officials announced. The park, located at 3503 Magnolia Drive, is part of the Tchoutacabouffa Paddling Trail and Nature Area, a section on the Tchoutacabouffa River…
DMR opens saltwater fishing to all this weekend
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is offering a free saltwater fishing weekend this weekend. Saltwater sport fishing is open to everyone, whether they have a valid fishing license or not. That sportfishing is limited to the waters south of…
CMR certifies four state records
BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources certified four all tackle state fishing records at today’s monthly meeting. Abigail Daniels, 13, of Pass Christian set a state record using a cast net for Highfin Goby (Gabinoellus oceanicus) with…
Marine Resources extends expiration date on commercial fishing licenses
The Commission on Marine Resources decided Friday to suspend the April 30, 2020, expiration date of commercial licenses and extend the expiration date to May 31, 2020, for commercial licenses. Applicants are still able to obtain commercial licenses by mailing…
DMR to conduct prescribed burn on Deer Island Tuesday
Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will conduct a prescribed burn on the DIMR-1 of the Deer Island Preserve on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. Depending on weather conditions, the burn will begin between 10 a.m. and noon and…
Drop on By! DMR 2020 Calendars Now Available
Good news for all of you fishermen out there! The 2020 Mississippi Department of Marine Resources calendar has arrived and is available! This year's calendar features gorgeous coastal photography, as well as a tidal calendar, moon phases, sunrise and sunset…
Two Rehabbed Sea Turtles to Be Released Into Ms. Sound Today
This afternoon will mark a fresh start for some sea turtles. Today, between 2:30 and 3 pm, the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, or IMMS, in Gulfport, and the DMR, will be releasing two stranded sea turtles rehabilitated by IMMS…
Coroner working to identify body found in Mississippi Sound
Harrison County Deputy Coroner Brian Switzer is on Deer Island, but says they have yet to identify the body. We will continue to update you as we get more information.
Bonnet Carre Spillway begins to close, public invited to Tuesday night meeting
Tuesday night the public is invited to attend a meeting at the St. Martin Community Center on Lemoyne Boulevard, starting at 7:30 pm.
Speckled Trout fishing could be put on hold
Fishing of speckled trout on the Gulf Coast could be coming to a temporary halt within the next few weeks. The spotted sea trout is making waves with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and local fishermen. On Friday, the…
2018 shrimp season opens with more than 250 boats in the MS Sound
More than 250 boats filled the Mississippi Sound early Wednesday for the start of the 2018 shrimp season. Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources did an aerial survey and found 254 boats lowering their nets to haul in…
BREAKING NEWS: Public warned to stay at least one mile away from Pass Harbor as barge burns
Authorities and leaders with the Department of Marine Resources are asking the public to stay at least one mile away from the Pass Christian Harbor as a barge burns out off shore in the Mississippi Sound. It appears there may…
Body of Missing Boater Found
The search has ended for missing boater, Kevin Anderson. His body was located this morning by DMR officials. He was last seen Monday afternoon before he launched at Ken Combs Pier and headed out into the water. His boat washed…
Program aimed at growing oyster population
Disasters in recent years have left our oyster industry and its workers reeling, but the DMR, Port of Gulfport, Southern Miss, and the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services have all teamed up to help bring a recommendation by the governor’s…
Boating safety reminders
Memorial Day is launching off the summer season and that means more boats out on the water. DMR officials are urging boaters to keep safety first before heading out to have fun this summer. Children 12 and under should always…
Ocean Springs students release 2,500 fish into waters
Twenty five hundred speckled trout are now back in the wild thanks to a class of Ocean Springs High School students, USM’s Gulf Coast Research Lab and the DMR. The lab donated the fish to show students how aquaculture can…
DMR Unveils New Vessels
Today in Pascagoula the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources unveiled two of their newest vessels. One is the Admiral Dewey, a new marine patrol vessel with enhanced offshore emergency response capabilities. The other is The Conservationist, a retrofitted oyster lugger,…
Anniversary of Plane Disappearance
Today marks one year since a small plane took off from Gulfport and disappeared somewhere in Jackson County and still no answers. The crash was reported at 10:30 on the night of October 26, 2015. Coast Guard rescuers, DMR officials,…