Beach Advisory Lifted for Jekyll Island

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host an online public meeting to receive input on a proposed mariculture zone for oyster farming in Chatham County at 5 pm. Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021.

Anglers and SCUBA divers now have three new fishing and recreation opportunities at Georgia offshore reefs.

A 49-year-old Kingsland man landed a record-breaking red grouper (Epinephelus morio) off the Georgia coast Oct. 4, 2021, and has been certified as the new state record holder for that species.

Georgia’s territorial waters will re-open to commercial and recreational oyster harvest effective 7:00 a.m., Friday, October 1, 2021.

Participants in Georgia’s marine commercial and for-hire industry who experienced a greater than 35 percent loss in revenue during 2020 and/or 2021 due to COVID-19 may now apply for federal financial assistance.

The Coastal Resources Division and Hagerty Consulting invite the public to join an upcoming webinar on inter-governmental cooperation after natural disasters. 

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Coastal Resources Division invites students, teachers and the public to join Virtual CoastFest 2021 on Oct. 5-7 at www.DNRCoastFest.org.