BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) will reopen CARES Act Section 12005 online applications on the MDMR website to allow all sectors of Mississippi residents who are commercially licensed/permitted (commercial fishermen, charter fishermen and dealer/processors) in another Gulf…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) is waiving the permit fee requirement for the rebuilding and repairing of previously authorized, storm damaged structures until October 28, 2021, provided the structures are rebuilt within the originally…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — The 2020-2021 shrimp season has officially opened in Mississippi state territorial waters, according to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. The MDMR says that all boats engaged in catching or transporting shrimp from Mississippi waters must…
A local leader in law enforcement is leaving his post with MDMR to help lead the Secretary of State’s Office in Jackson. Keith Davis, currently chief of law enforcement for MDMR, agreed to work as chief of staff for Michael…
Officials with MDMR are hosting a public hearing tonight on an oyster aquaculture project near Deer Island. News 25’s Tanner Stewart joins us with what this means for fisherman.
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has set the opening date of the 2016-2017 shrimp season in state territorial waters for 6 a.m. Monday, June 6. All regulations of the MDMR will be in full force and effect, and all…
Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced Wednesday that recreational anglers will be allowed to harvest Red Snapper in state waters from May 27 through Sept. 5. Mississippi territorial waters will be open from 12:01 a.m. May 27…