The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Coastal Resources Division (CRD), in collaboration with an experienced coastal engineer and contractor, has released a new guidance document to support the design and implementation of living shorelines along the Georgia coast.

Heading out for 2-day red snapper season next Friday and Saturday (July 11th and 12th)? Want a longer season in the future? Help resources managers better understand the fishery by donating your filleted carcass and maybe, just maybe, the information learned will help us get there! 

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Coastal Resources Division (CRD) announces that the 2025 commercial and recreational food shrimp season will open in state waters at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will close the state’s salt waters to commercial and recreational oyster harvesting for human consumption effective 6 a.m. Sunday, June 1, 2025. The closure extends through midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, and applies to all salt waters from the Georgia-South Carolina state line to the Georgia-Florida border. 

A Glennville man has officially tied the Georgia state saltwater record for dolphin (Coryphaena hippurus), also known as mahi mahi, after landing a massive 68-pound, 9.28-ounce fish off the Georgia coast earlier this month. 

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).