Shrimp season officially underway in Mississippi
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WXXV)-The 2025 shrimp season in Mississippi is now underway. While shrimpers hit the waters early Monday morning, shrimpers we spoke to say their catch numbers were low. Still,…
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Shrimp season starts in Mississippi on Monday
The Gulf Coast shrimp fleet will drop its net in Mississippi waters on Monday for the start of shrimp season. The 2025 season begins bright and early at 6…
Shrimp season starting date for Mississippi announced
BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has set the opening date of the 2025-2026 shrimp season in state territorial waters for 6 a.m. Monday, June 23, 2025. All regulations of the MDMR will be in full force…
Shrimp season coming to a close on the Gulf Coast
GULF COAST, Miss.-(WXXV)- Officials with the Department of Marine Resources announcing shrimp season will be coming to a close on May 1st. All waters south of the intracoastal waterway and west of the Gulfport Ship Channel will be closing. The…
Shrimp season to close north of ICW on January 1, 2025
BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources remind shrimpers that all waters north of the Intracoastal Waterway will close at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, as provided by law and the regulations of the MDMR.…
WXXV’s Dave Elliott talks to Ryan Bradley with MS Commercial Fisheries United on the state of shrimping
From imports to federal action involving the…
Shrimp season officially kicks off in Mississippi
Shrimp season has officially kicked off. Any and all shrimpers are able to take to the Mississippi waters, provided they have the permitting and licenses. Shrimp season north of…
Pass Christian celebrates 46th annual Blessing of the Fleet
Many gathered for the celebratory start of shrimp season and the 46th annual Blessing of the Fleet in Pass Christian over the weekend. “Hopefully we can get…
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 (MDMR) announced today that beginning Wednesday, May 1, 2024, all waters south of the Intracoastal Waterway and west of the Gulfport Ship Channel in Mississippi territorial waters are closed to…
Louisiana shrimp season to close Monday in parts of state waters
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The fall inshore shrimp season closes Monday in all state inside waters except for a few locations east of the Mississippi River, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said. The pending closure, at sunset,…
Shrimp season to close north of Intracoastal Waterway on Jan. 1, 2024
BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources remind shrimpers that all waters north of the Intracoastal Waterway will close at 12:01 a.m. Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, as provided by law and the regulations of the MDMR.…
Certain waters for commercial and recreational shrimping to open, re-establish shrimping line
The Department of Marine Resources is opening a new area for shrimping starting October 7th. The area is in the Biloxi Bay Channel and south to Deer Island. The season is from 6 a.m. October 7th to midnight December 31st.…
Blessing of the Fleet in Biloxi this weekend
It’s a big weekend for the shrimping industry in South Mississippi as the annual Blessing of the Fleet events begin. This year marks the 94th edition of this…
Local shrimpers hit the water for the first day of Shrimp Season
Dozens of shrimpers were up and ready to roll early this morning for the opening of shrimp season in state waters. The Biloxi Small…
Shrimp season in state waters opens May 22nd
The Department of Marine Resources has set the opening date for shrimp season in state waters for this coming Monday, May 22nd at 6 a.m. Recreational and commercial…
Shrimp season to close north of Intracoastal Waterway on Jan. 1
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced that shrimp season will close in all waters north of the Intracoastal Waterway starting Jan. 1. All other Mississippi territorial waters legal to shrimping will remain open. The season opened in the same…
Consumers can expect higher shrimp prices this year
Mississippi waters recently reopened for shrimp season. Over at Quality Poultry and Seafood in Biloxi, they have more than 75 years of experience in selling fresh seafood in…
Blessing of the Fleet returns to the Small Craft Harbor
Going on nearly a hundred years, the Blessing of the Fleet in Biloxi rings in another safe season for fishers and boaters. It's a ceremony steeped…
Shrimp season opens today
Mississippi’s shrimp season is now open. Despite the weather, the dock at the Biloxi Small Craft Harbor was looking rather empty this morning. That’s because shrimpers eager to be back out on…
Mississippi shrimp season opens May 25
BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has set the opening date of the 2022-2023 shrimp season in state territorial waters for 6 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2022. All regulations of the MDMR will be in full force and…
Blessing of the Fleet returns to the Pass Christian Harbor Saturday
A celebration steeped in tradition and history returns to the Pass Christian Harbor this Saturday. The annual Blessing of the Fleet returns and organizers hope…
Kicking off the 2022 Blessing of the Fleet festivities
This year’s Shrimp King was announced during the annual Biloxi Blessing of the Fleet photo session and poster unveiling ceremony. The 93-year tradition marks the beginning of…
2021 Shrimp Season begins today
Shrimp season is finally here. After a couple weeks of delay, the DMR announced last week that shrimp season would open today. Last year, shrimp processors were shut down due to…
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…