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Recent Press Releases

Brunswick, Ga.

The Coastal Resources Division (CRD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking qualified applicants to serve on a committee that advises CRD’s Georgia Coastal Management Program (GCMP).

Brunswick, Ga.

Georgia’s commercial and recreational food shrimp season has been extended to Jan. 17, 2025. 

Brunswick, Ga.

The James Allen Williamson Champney River Park and boat ramp south of downtown Darien off U.S. Highway 17 will close for renovations after the conclusion of duck hunting season on January 28, 2025.

Brunswick, Ga.

The Coastal Resources Division (CRD) is thrilled to announce the rescheduling of its annual CoastFest event, which will now take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at Mary Ross Waterfront Park in Brunswick. 

Brunswick, Ga.

The Coastal Resources Division (CRD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is seeking applicants for a lottery to award three subtidal water bottom leases for commercial shellfish production in Glynn County. These leases are available for the purpose of mariculture of Eastern Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) using floating gear.

Brunswick, Ga.

The Coastal Resources Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, certified a Savannah man as the newest state-record holder for a Lane Snapper (Lutjanus synagris). 

Atlanta

The Georgia Board of Natural Resources today named the first commissioner of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Joe D. Tanner, as the 2024 recipient of the Rock Howard Conservation Achievement Award for environmental conservation.

Brunswick, Ga.

The Coastal Resources Division (CRD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be inviting public input on the establishment of a new oyster mariculture zone on Jointer Creek in Glynn County.