News 25's Laurene Callander interviews DMR representative Melissa Scallan about the body found today over around the Biloxi Small Craft Harbor after 7:15 this morning. UPDATE: DMR team recovered the body of an adult male a little after 7:15 this…
Maybe not so much for us down South, but for most of the nation, Labor Day marks the end of the summer and the wrap up of boating season. It’s been a busy one on Coast waters. The Department of…
The Department of Marine Resources visited the Biloxi Small Craft Harbor today to deliver a special gift. Chase Thompson has a rare genetic disorder and doctors said he would never live past the age of eight. Now Chase is 21-years-old…
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources reached out to the public for input on proposed changes regarding Mississippi’s oyster aquaculture. Enhancing Mississippi’s oyster resources through aquaculture was a top recommendation of Governor Phil Bryant’s Oyster Restoration Council. Tonight DMR held…
Right now authorities are searching for a 70-year-old male who went missing in the west Pascagoula River late this evening. According to officials, DMR has been searching in these waters for the past couple of hours. How the man went…
Shrimp season opened over a month ago and many Coast fishermen showed disappointment on the first day. Today, DMR officials tell News 25 the numbers are slightly below average for June 2016, which is reflective from opening day. The Shrimp…
Man’s best friend is lucky to be alive after jumping off the I-110 Bridge today in Biloxi, falling over 60 feet to the water. Just after noon, Biloxi Police and Biloxi Fire Department, along with DMR, worked to rescue a…
Researchers, locals and visitors have a new way of looking at Deer Island with the help of geosystems research at Mississippi State University. The secretary of state’s office and Mississippi Department of Marine Services shared the details about this project…
The Department Of Marine Resources was called to the beach in Gulfport late last night about several hundred dead porgies washing on shore. News 25's Laurene Callander tells us about the hundreds of dead fish that washed up on Gulfport's…
A dolphin stranded for several weeks in Simmons Bayou in Ocean Springs has finally made its way back to the Gulf. News 25’s Kristen Durand met with rescuers as they returned from the mission. There were high fives all around…
The Department of Marine Resources is attempting to create an oyster aquaculture farm in Pass Christian, but not without some community pushback. DMR spoke to the Harrison County Board of Supervisors Monday morning and they suggest that the farm be…
Not even an hour later DMR officials responded to a similar call in Long Beach where three kayakers flipped over just south of "Arbor Station Apartments". One of the kayakers managed to make it to shore and call 911. Another…
Over the weekend four people were rescued from two separate and scary situations both in the Mississippi sound. The department of marine resources rescued two, 15 year old boys near "Front Beach" in Ocean Springs after the waters overturned their…
Two oyster areas will reopen for harvesting at legal sunrise Thursday, March 3, officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced Wednesday. The reefs have been closed since 4 p.m. Dec. 11 because of the red tide, the opening…
The Department of Marine Resources hopes to open oyster season next week. This comes after the two month hiatus from the red tide and opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway. Officials are waiting for samples to come back from the…
When the Army Corps of Engineers decided to open the Bonnet Carre Spillway, Coast DMR officials knew they had to race against the clock to remove oysters from its path to save our reefs. To do that, they enlisted the…
Phase one of the DMR’s emergency oyster rescue program has ended, making today the last day.
It is day two of the DMR’s oyster restoration program.
Gulf Coast fishermen headed out to catch and transport oysters for the Department of Marine Resources emergency oyster recovery program.
Today, DMR held two meetings to recruit fishermen to move oysters.
Dozens of frustrated fishermen attended the DMR’s emergency oyster work program meeting earlier today.
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announces emergency work for oyster fishermen.
Effective at 4 p.m. today, all local beaches and oyster reefs on the Gulf Coast have been closed until further notice.
The power of decision making regarding our coastal oyster season has shifted from the Commission of Marine Resources to the executive director of the DMR.