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Commercial Red Drum season to close February 11

WXXV Staff - February 10, 2020

Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the commercial fishing season for Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) will close in Mississippi...

Commercial King Mackerel season to close Nov. 21

WXXV Staff - November 20, 2019

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Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the commercial fishing season for King Mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) will close in Mississippi...

Recreational fishing season to close for Greater Amberjack

WXXV Staff - October 29, 2019

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Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the recreational fishing season for Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) will close in Mississippi...

Red Snapper season reopening Friday

Andrew Scherer - September 4, 2019

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This weekend might be your last chance at catching Red Snapper this season. After bad weather on Labor Day Weekend, the Mississippi Department of Marine...

Fishing industry and the Bonnet Carre Spillway

Gabby Easterwood - July 22, 2019

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While the closure process has now begun on the Bonnet Carre Spillway, we can expect the effects to last because of how long the...

Fisherman tries to clear up confusion about local seafood

Kristen Anzuini - July 8, 2019

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The blue-green harmful algal bloom has hit the Coast hard and local businesses are feeling the effects. All beaches in the state of Mississippi are...

72nd annual Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo

Gabby Easterwood - July 3, 2019

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Seventy-two years of record breaking fishing, festival fun, food and entertainment, that’s what the Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo has brought to our Coast. Starting...

Bonnet Carre Spillway update

Victoria Bailey - June 25, 2019

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With fresh water still pouring into Mississippi waters, the Governor’s Task Force continues to track the effects of the Bonnet Carre Spillway opening in...