Beach Advisories Lifted on St. Simons Island & Jekyll Island

Beach Advisory Lifted for Tybee Strand Beach on Tybee Island

Beach Advisory Lifted for Tybee Strand Beach on Tybee Island

The Sunbury Boat Ramp at the end of Ft. Morris Road in Sunbury, Ga., will be closed for 45 days beginning today for a parking lot improvement project.

Effective in 2020, saltwater anglers will see a simple change in the Saltwater Information Program (SIP) permit.

The Coastal Resources Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources invites the public to attend a presentation on coastal resiliency at noon Jan. 28. 

Beach Advisories Issued on Tybee Island

Beach Advisories Lifted on St. Simons Island

Beach Advisory Lifted for Tybee Strand Beach on Tybee Island

If you’re planning to swim or wade at the beach on St. Simons or Jekyll Islands, the Coastal Health District has some precautionary advice: check the water for any signs of oil, and use common sense before swimming.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has re-opened the harvest of shellfish in state waters as of 6 a.m. Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, following a brief precautionary closure caused by Hurricane Dorian.

The municipal boat ramp beneath the Sidney Lanier Bridge in Brunswick will be closed until further notice as U.S. Coast Guard operations utilize it for purposes related to the capsizing of a cargo vessel in the St. Simons Sound.

The Coastal Resources Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is investigating series of events that occurred Friday, May 31, 2019, on the north end of Tybee Island in an area under the jurisdiction of the Georgia Coastal Marshlands Protection Act.

Two free, public workshops aimed at helping offshore saltwater anglers reduce bycatch mortality in snapper and grouper species will be held at two coastal Georgia locations in June.

Officials at the Coastal Resources Division (CRD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced plans for the 2019 commercial food shrimp cast net lottery, To be eligible for this lottery, individuals must complete and submit an application to CRD by 4 p.m. June 6, 2019.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking applications from commercial and recreational fishermen to serve as advisory panel members on the Marine Fisheries Advisory Council (MFAC). 

Georgia anglers who catch tagged saltwater fish have a new way to report their catches and earn rewards including T-shirts, hats and other gear.

The U.S. Department of Commerce recently announced its allocation of $1.062 million to help Georgia’s commercial shrimpers affected by the 2013 White Shrimp Fishery failure.

The Gulf of Maine Research Institute is pleased to announce the Marine Resources Education Program (MREP) in the Southeast fishery region.

Staff members from the Coastal Resources Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources are in the field again this year gathering important data about fishing activity.