Coast Region Archives - Page 36 of 40

An Ocean Springs firefighter and his family help clean up debris from East Beach in Ocean Springs as part of the 2011 Mississippi Coastal Cleanup.

Mississippi Coastal Cleanup nets 2,064 bags of trash

October 17, 2011 From News Reports

Nearly 3,000 volunteers picked up 2,064 bags of trash along 158 miles of the Mississippi coast on Saturday (Oct. 15) as part of the 23rd Mississippi Coastal Cleanup, the Division of Marine Resources announced.

More than 120,000 pounds of trash was bagged in Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties during the event, which was part of the International Coastal Cleanup – the world’s largest volunteer effort to clean up the marine environment. […]

The DMR coastal art contest is looking for paintings and drawings of many aspects of coastal life.

DMR coastal art contest announced

September 27, 2011 From News Reports

In an effort to generate an interest in Mississippi’s coastal resources and promote the awareness of their value, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is holding its 11th annual student art contest for third- through sixth-graders in Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties.

Winning entries will be featured in the DMR’s 2012 Marine Information Calendar, and the original artwork will be on public display. […]

Capt. Sonny Schindler loves October fishing because he can take anglers to a limit of specks and reds early.

Bumper crop; Everything’s biting this month at coast

September 27, 2011 John E. Phillips

Mississippi’s Gulf Coast had a late crop of big tripletail this year. […]

Oyster reefs in five locations along the coast should re reestablished by Sept. 30, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources says.

Oyster reefs rebuilt in MDMR project

September 20, 2011 From News Reports

An effort to reestablish more than 1,000 acres of oyster reefs along the Mississippi Coast will wrap up by Sept. 30, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today (Sept. 20).

The project, which includes planting oyster clutch, began in August and is expected to be finished by Sept. 30, the MDMR said. […]

Temple-Inland, the company responsible for the recent massive Pearl River fish kill, is funding sampling of seafood and private water wells.

Pearl River sampling begins to ensure seafood, water safety

August 25, 2011 From News Reports

The Louisiana paper mill responsible for the spill that caused a massive fish kill in the Pearl River has agreed to the fund state testing of seafood and private water wells, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.

Temple-Inland has admitted so-called “black liquor” from its Bogalusa mill spilled into the Pearl River on Aug. 13, sapping the river’s water of oxygen and killing massive numbers of fish. […]

Twenty-four species of fish have been identified as being part of the massive fish kill on the Pearl River, apparently caused by excessive paper-mill discharge.

Louisiana paper mill admits discharge caused massive Pearl River fish kill

August 17, 2011 From News Reports

Temple-Inland Inc. admitted a discharge at it’s Bogalusa, La., plant caused the massive Pearl River fish kill that has included bass, catfish, paddlefish and federally protected Gulf sturgeon.

“We never lose sight that we are members and supporters of the Bogalusa area and apologize for the impact this issue at the mill has had on the Pearl River, its aqua culture (sic) and surrounding communities,” Temple-Inland’s Doyle Simmons said today (Aug. 17) in a news release. “We are working diligently and expeditiously to remove the fish kill and restore the quality of the river.” […]

Team Cheeseburger won the team billfish prize thanks in large part to 11-year-old Cahill Marlone (front, center), who landed a blue marlin to push his team to the lead.

11-year-old steals the show at the Sonny Johnson Memorial Fishing Tournament

August 17, 2011 Christopher L. Eger

An 11-year-old angler boated one of two billfish that earned the top prize in the Sonny Johnson Memorial Fishing Tournament this weekend (Aug. 11-14). […]

MS-Sportsman.com user Troy Helwig landed this 114.2-pound AJ on March 8, 2011, and stands to have his name added to the Mississippi State Saltwater Fish Records.

Make your mark by catching record-breaking saltwater fish

August 8, 2011 Christopher L. Eger

Think you may have caught a record fish on your last trip to the coast? Looking to add your name to sport-fishing history? Well, the procedure to get a record certified in the Magnolia State is straightforward, as long as you follow a few rules and stick to a few tricks of the trade.

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has been the caretaker of state saltwater records since 1994. Previously records were kept by the MDWFP dating back nearly a hundred years. As of 2010, 122 species of saltwater fish are being tracked for conventional tackle. […]

Zach Joseph of Ocean Springs set a new Mississippi recreational saltwater conventional-tackle fishing record with a bigeye tuna weighing 93 pounds, 5.6 ounces.

Five saltwater fishing records certified by CMR

July 21, 2011 From News Reports

Five Mississippi saltwater conventional-tackle fishing records have been certified byt the Commission on Marine Resources, the agency reported today (July 21). […]

West Ship Island beach work scheduled

July 19, 2011 From News Reports

West Ship Island’s north beach is set to be rebuilt beginning next month to help stabilize the island and mitigate erosion, the U.S. National Park Service announced yesterday (July 18).

The work, set to begin Aug. 1 and be completed by the end of October, also will provide protection to Fort Massachusetts, the agency reported. The historic site is in danger of damage from encroaching waters. […]

Netterville punches through the grass mats on the Bouie River, and usually catches lunker bass in the 3- to 6-pound range.

Bouie River lakes perfect for punching

July 14, 2011 Michael O. Giles

“The lakes on the Bouie are the only ones that I’ve consistently caught fish off of the mats,” he said. “I’ll take a ¾- to 1½-ounce bullet sinker pegged with a bobber stopper and add a large punching hook and Paca Craw, or some other creature bait, and punch through the matted grass when the bass are holding underneath. […]

This 114.2-pound amberjack caught by MS-Sportsman.com user Troy Helwig in March is the pending state-record AJ, but it's only one of the big catches that have kept record keepers busy this season.

Saltwater fishing off the charts on the Mississippi coast

July 13, 2011 Christopher L. Eger

After a one-two punch of Deep-water Horizon oil spill and the freshwater inundation of the Gulf following extreme springs flooding of the Mississippi river, the stage was set for lackluster expectations for saltwater anglers. These expectations, however, have been gratefully upset by several record catches along the state’s coast.

Starting the year off in a big way as Steve Atwood and crew hauled aboard a huge wahoo in Mississippi waters. The beast, which the charter crew estimated by measurement to range from 124 to 130 pounds, took more than 24 hours to be weighed on certified scales. […]