Fishing

Commercial red drum season to close Saturday

The commercial fishing season for red drum will close in Mississippi territorial waters at 6 a.m. on Saturday and will reopen Jan. 1, 2012.

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FISHING

Red snapper season to close July 18

Recreational season for red snapper in the federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico will close at midnight, July 18, the Gulf of Mexico Fisher Management Council said today in a press release.
FISHING

Blue marlins coming in at Bluefish Classic (Updated 1:45 p.m.)

Officials with the Mississippi Gulf Coast Bluefish Classic say a boat is coming in with a 120-inch blue marlin in the first day of fishing.
FISHING

CMR sets new trawl door size for shrimping in Mississippi

The Commission on Marine Resources passed a new trawl door size regulation for Mississippi territorial waters that will take effect on May 20, 2011.
FISHING

Oyster reefs to reopen Saturday to tonging

Two areas of conditionally approved waters will reopen Saturday to oyster harvesting, the state Department of Marine Resources said today.
FISHING

Mississippi to reopen oyster reefs

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources will reopen oyster reefs Friday at legal sunrise.
FISHING

DMR extends shrimping season in some state waters

Shrimping season in Mississppi waters has been extended through Jan. 14, the Department of Marine Resources announced today.
FISHING

Recreational amberjack season to remain open through 2010

The Gulf of Mexico recreational greater amberjack harvest is not likely to exceed the 2010 allocation of 1,243,184 pounds whole weight by the end of the year.
OIL SPILL

NOAA modifies fishing closure area in Gulf of Mexico

NOAA has revised its closed waters to commerical and recreational fishing, effective at 5 p.m. today.
FISHING

Recreational grouper season to reopen Thursday

Recreational grouper season in federal waters opens Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico, the Fishery Management Council said today.
OUTDOORS

Hunting, fishing lease feature now on state website

The Secretary of State’s office today unveiled a new feature on its website, designed to allow citizens to obtain information regarding 16th Section Hunting and Fishing leases.