The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has set the opening date of the 2014-2015 shrimp season for 6 a.m., Wednesday, June 18.

Recreational and commercial shrimp season will close at midnight, Dec. 31, 2014, north of the Intracoastal Waterway, and at midnight, April 30, 2015, south of the Intracoastal Waterway. Live-bait shrimping is open year-round.

Did you know there’s a Shrimp Hotline? Call 866-938-7295 if you want more info. Or you can call the MDMR at 228-374-5000.