Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced Tuesday the commercial season for speckled trout will not reopen Friday, June 1st. There are two commercial seasons for speckled trout. The first runs from February 1st through May 31st. The…
Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will conduct a prescribed burn on Deer Island on Wednesday, April 25. Depending on weather conditions, the burn will begin between 10 a.m. and noon and last up to six hours; however,…
Jamie Miller is out as executive director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources to take a state development position and a familiar face is in. Today, Governor Bryant appointed Joe Spraggins to take over as DMR’s executive director. Miller,…
Today the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced they will be awarding a $25,000 grant to help fund the Gulf Coast Scenic Byways Directional Signage Project in Hancock County. Hancock Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tish Williams said, “I don’t…
The Mississippi Supreme Court is siding with a newspaper in its longstanding effort to get documents from a state agency. In a decision Thursday, justices said a chancery judge ruled correctly that documents from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources…
Officials at the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources held a public hearing tonight at the Bolton Building in Biloxi to discuss a new oyster aquaculture farm. Off-bottom oyster aquaculture is essential to growing oysters in the water column. Oysters on…
In August, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will start on the second phase of a program to rebuild and revitalize oyster reefs in the western Mississippi Sound. During this phase, employees and contractors will plant approximately 160 acres of…
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources this week began a program to rebuild and revitalize oyster reefs in the western Mississippi Sound. Employees and contractors started a multi-phase project to plant 350 acres of cultch material on several reefs over…
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is hosting the Gulf and South Atlantic States Shellfish Conference. The three day conference started this afternoon, featuring speakers from DMR, the Food and Drug Administration, the Mississippi Department of Health and several universities.…
Get your rod and reels ready. Starting this Wednesday through June, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will sell commercial fishing licenses in Pass Christian. Marine patrol officers will be at MDMR’s oyster check station in the Pass Christian Harbor…
Get your rod and reels ready. Starting this coming up Wednesday through June, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will sell commercial fishing licenses in Pass Christian. Marine patrol officers will be at MDMR’s oyster check station in the Pass…
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is opening additional waters for shrimping this Thursday. Beginning at 6 a.m., all waters south and west of a line beginning at Biloxi Bay channel beacon 18 will be open. For the specific boundaries,…
Oyster season is off to a rocky start after Monday’s opening. Nearly 100 boats harvested 12 hundred sacs of oysters on the first day of the season. The oyster fishermen who spoke with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources said…
Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced Friday that two areas will reopen to the harvest of oysters at legal sunrise Monday, May 9. These conditionally approved areas are: Area II “E” – This area includes Square Handkerchief…
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (M.D.M.R.) presented five Coast students with the M.D.M.R. Excellence in Marine Sciences Award as part of the Region VI Science and Engineering Fair.
For Black History Month, News 25 is highlighting those individuals in the Gulf Coast community who have made an impact.
Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill dealt a serious blow to the oyster industry.
The Governor emphasized how all law enforcement risk their lives each day for strangers, regardless of age, race, or political party.
Students from Ohio State University are on the Coast this week helping the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (M.D.M.R.) along with Wildlife and Fisheries clean up Deer Island as part of an alternative winter break program.
Thirty two Kemp's Ridley Turtles, an endangered species, were in crisis due to cold weather in the northeast, and were flown south to recover.
The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (I.M.M.S.) and the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (M.D.M.R.) are working together to rehabilitate 30 turtles in danger from the cold weather in the northeastern section of the United States.
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was one of the worst ecological disasters in history, and Monday, local fishermen took a big step forward in the recovery process.
Our coastal tidelands projects are always in need of work, and Wednesday, the Secretary of State, Delbert Hosemann, had a hand in helping.
The tenth and final player in the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (M.D.M.R.) corruption case was sentenced in federal court Monday in Hattiesburg.