Final Agenda

Joint Meeting of the Coastal Marshlands and Shore Protection Committees

Friday, October 21, 2016

9:30 am

Georgia’s territorial waters will re-open to commercial and recreational shellfish harvest effective 6:00 a.m., Friday, October 28, 2016. GA DNR Commissioner Mark Williams closed shellfish harvest in state waters October 7th in anticipation of the expected impact from Hurricane Matthew and in the interest of protecting public health.

The votes are in and Georgians will soon have the opportunity to purchase a new motor vehicle license plate to support marine habitat conservation. Online voting ended last month and the winner is a plate designed by Cobb County graphic artist, Omar Murcia. 

Beach Advisory Issued for Tybee Strand on Tybee Island

Beach Advisory Lifted for Polk Street Beach on Tybee Island

Beach Advisories Issued on Tybee Island

Advisory Lifted on Jekyll Island; New Advisory Issued on St. Simon's Island

Beach Advisories Issued on Tybee Island

Beach Advisory Lifted for Tybee Strand Beach on Tybee Island

Beach Advisory Lifted for Tybee Strand Beach on Tybee Island

Beach Advisory Issued on Tybee Island

Effective at 8 a.m. today, March 17, 2020, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Regional Headquarters in Brunswick will implement social distancing measures in response to the COVID-19 virus.

Beach Advisory Lifted for Tybee Strand Beach on Tybee Island

Beach Advisory Issued on Tybee Island

Beach Advisories Issued for St. Simons Island & Jekyll Island Beaches

The Coastal Resources Division (CRD) today released the 2019 Coastal Ecosystem Report Card, which gave Georgia’s coast a score of 80 percent, or “A-."

Beach Advisories Issued for Jekyll and St. Simons Islands