MDMR calendars available for pickup at locations across the Coast
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources 2023 marine information calendars are available at locations along the Coast. The agency held a photo contest earlier this year…
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Sec. of State presents MS. Department of Marine Resources with $10M check
Secretary of State Michael Watson presented the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources with a Tidelands Trust Funds check for $10,314,561 on behalf of the…
USM researchers complete five-year collaborative study on red snapper
Do you have any questions on red snapper? We know a group that has all the information you need. Researchers at the University of Southern Mississippi recently…
MDMR hosting Boat and Water Safety classes
Are you wanting to drive your boat on the beautiful Mississippi Coast? To legally operate a vessel, any person born after June 30th, 1980 is required to pass a…
Recreational red snapper season opens May 27
Mississippi’s Red Snapper season will open for recreational anglers and charter boats on May 27, with an anticipated mid-season closure date of July 4. As with previous years, a mid-season closure will allow for Mississippi Department of Marine Resources staff…
DMR plan prescribed burn on Deer Island today
If you see smoke coming from Deer Island, don't worry. It's for a good cause. Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources are planning a prescribed burn on a portion of the Deer Island Preserve today. The burn will…
Commercial and recreational fishing season opens
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today commercial and recreational fishing seasons for the new year. Commercial fishing seasons for gray triggerfish and greater amberjack will open in Mississippi…
Oyster setting facility project phase one is underway
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is in phase 1 of its remote oyster setting facility project. The purpose of the project is to support the restoration and…
Commercial, recreational harvest for Lane Snapper to close Oct. 18 for Mississippi and federal waters
BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced the closing of commercial and recreational harvest for Lane Snapper in Mississippi territorial waters at 12:01 a.m. local time on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. NOAA says commercial and recreational…
Mississippi Red Snapper season reopening
BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) will reopen the recreational Red Snapper season on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, at 12:01 a.m. The season will be open seven days a week. Check Tails n’ Scales for the most…
MDMR receives Tidelands check; nearly 30 public access projects now funded
On behalf of the Gulf Coast legislative delegation, Secretary of State Michael Watson on Tuesday presented the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources with a check for $11,226,497, representing the Tidelands Trust Funds amounts collected during Fiscal Year 2021 for use…
Commercial, recreational harvest closing for mid-water snapper on Sept. 18
BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the commercial and recreational fishing harvest of mid-water snapper in Mississippi territorial waters will close in conjunction with Gulf of Mexico federal waters at 12:01 a.m.…
Recreational fishing seasons for Gray Triggerfish, Red Grouper to close September 15
BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the recreational fishing seasons for Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) and Red Grouper (Epinephelus morio) will close in Mississippi territorial waters on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, at…
MDMR announces no seafood transportation fees for Louisiana fishermen
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is doing their part to help our neighboring fishermen in Louisiana. Due to the impacts of Hurricane Ida, Mississippi is waiving…
Recreational Red Snapper mid-season closure July 5
BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced that the private recreational and state for-hire season for Red Snapper will close Monday, July 5, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. After the closure, no Red Snapper shall be landed or…
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announces new leadership appointments
DMR Executive Director Joe Spraggins has announced the appointment of a new chief operating officer and chief scientific officer for the agency. Patrick Levine has been named…
Shrimp season to close west of Gulfport Ship Channel; Additional waters south of Intracoastal Waterway remain open
BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that beginning Saturday, May 1, 2021, all waters south of the Intracoastal Waterway and west of the Gulfport Ship Channel in Mississippi territorial waters are closed to…
Mississippi’s recreational Red Snapper season will open Friday, May 28
BILOXI, Miss. – Mississippi’s Red Snapper season will open for private recreational anglers and state for-hire vessels at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 28, 2021, with an anticipated mid-season closure date of July 5, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. As with previous years,…
Commercial fishing for large coastal, Hammerhead sharks to close March 8
BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that commercial fisheries for the linked aggregated large coastal shark (LCS) and Hammerhead shark management groups in Mississippi territorial waters will close in conjunction with the western Gulf of…
MS Secretary of State presents check to MS Department of Marine Resources
Each year the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources reels in millions of dollars from Tidelands Funds, money generated since 1994 from leases of land, such as tidelands and submerged lands, owned by the state. Today the Mississippi…
MDMR providing in-office CARES Act application assistance Nov. 23, 24, Dec. 1, 3
BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) is offering in-office application assistance for commercial and charter fisheries participants applying for Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds. Assistance is available from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m.…
CARES Act assistance applications open November 9
BILOXI, Miss. – Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act applications for commercial and charter fisheries participants will open Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, at 8 a.m. on the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) website at dmr.ms.gov/cares-act-assistance/. Applicants must be a…
Mississippi Red Snapper season opening Labor Day weekend
BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that Red Snapper season will open for private recreational anglers and state for-hire vessels on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, in state and federal waters. A closure date is currently not set…
Department of Marine Resources budget issue resolved
Members of the Coast’s seafood industry are breathing a sigh of relief after the state legislature set a budget for the Department of Marine Resources. House and Senate negotiators resolved a conflict that had put the department’s entire budget on…
