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Recent News from the Gulf States


Amid Increased Water Fatalities, Arrests, Texas Game Wardens Stress Safety
Posted on Thursday July 03, 2025 Read more

Ante el Aumento de Fatalidades Acuáticas y Arrestos, los Guardias de Vida Silvestre de Texas Enfatizan la Seguridad
Posted on Thursday July 03, 2025 Read more

Boaters Urged to 'Clean, Drain and Dry' to Stop the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species
Posted on Monday June 30, 2025 Read more

Texas New World Screwworm Response Team Formed to Amplify Preparedness
Posted on Wednesday June 25, 2025 Read more

TPWD Receives 115 Oyster Buyback License Applications
Posted on Wednesday June 25, 2025 Read more

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Body of Missing Boater Recovered from Lake Pontchartrain
Posted on Thursday July 03, 2025 Read more

Body of Westwego Man Recovered from Canal in Jefferson Parish
Posted on Thursday July 03, 2025 Read more

Reminder! LDWF Wild Turkey Population Survey Available Online for Public
Posted on Thursday July 03, 2025 Read more

LDWF Agents Participating in Operation Dry Water This Weekend July 4-6
Posted on Thursday July 03, 2025 Read more

AMENDED: Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission to Meet July 8
Posted on Wednesday July 02, 2025 Read more

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Mississippi recreational Red Snapper season closing Sunday, July 6, 2025
Posted on Tuesday July 01, 2025 Read more

MDMR offering free 2025 ServSafe course to seafood industry members
Posted on Thursday June 26, 2025 Read more

MDMR accepting proposals for GOMESA projects
Posted on Thursday June 26, 2025 Read more

MDMR to host public information meetings on new Mississippi Seafood Labeling Law
Posted on Tuesday June 17, 2025 Read more

MDMR certifies state saltwater finfish record for June
Posted on Tuesday June 17, 2025 Read more

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Saltwater Bag and Creel Limits Updated for 2025
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Alabama State Waters Open for Shrimping on June 1
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Alabama State Waters Temporarily Close for Shrimping
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2025 Red Snapper Season Modified to Provide Increased Fishing Opportunities
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Billy Goat Hole Boat Ramp Temporarily Closes for Additional Upgrades
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Bay scallop season opens July 1 in Franklin – NW Taylor County region and Levy, Citrus and Hernando counties
Posted on Friday, June 27, 2025 Read more

Recreational harvest of Atlantic red porgy closes July 1
Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2025 Read more

FWC to host in-person workshops for proposed rules protecting bonefish at pre-spawning aggregation site
Posted on Monday, June 23, 2025 Read more

FWC to host public workshops to gather input on proposed rules for Gulf lane snapper
Posted on Thursday, June 19, 2025 Read more

Bay scallop season opens June 15 in the Fenholloway – Suwannee River Zone
Posted on Thursday, June 12, 2025 Read more

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  • Phone:
    (228) 875 5912
  • Email:
    info@gsmfc.org
  • Address:
    2404 Government Street
    Ocean Springs, MS 39564