Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum
The Maritime Seafood Industry Museum was established in 1986 to preserve and interpret the maritime history and heritage of Biloxi and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. It accomplishes this mission through an array of exhibits on shrimping, oystering, recreational fishing, wetlands, managing marine resources, charter boats, marine blacksmithing, wooden boat building, netmaking, catboats/Biloxi skiff, shrimp peeling machine and numerous historic photographs and objects. Recently completed is the Wade Guice Hurricane Museum within a museum,featuring 1400 square feet of exhibit space and a state of the art theatre. The Art gallery will feature regional and national maritime artists with exhibitions rotating throughout the year.
Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum Web Site
Driving Direction GPS Coordinates:
30.393740 -88.859119
Museum Address:
115 1st Street
Biloxi, MS
Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum Contacts:
Phone: (228) 435-6320