Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  WHITENER THOMAS O JR
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/27/2015		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Marlin Midstream Partners, LP [FISH]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O MARLIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP, 12377 MERIT DRIVE, SUITE 300		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75251		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1473 (7-02)
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
WHITENER THOMAS O JR
C/O MARLIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP
12377 MERIT DRIVE, SUITE 300
DALLAS, TX 75251		   X      

Signatures

/s/ Eric T. Kalamaras, Attorney-in-fact for Thomas O. Whitener, Jr. 03/09/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

No securities are beneficially owned

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
 
Remarks:
The Reporting Person is a director of Marlin Midstream GP, LLC, the general partner of the Issuer (the "General Partner"). The Issuer is managed by the directors and officers of the General Partner.

The Reporting Person has an indirect interest in Azure Midstream Holdings LLC, which is the sole owner of Azure Midstream Energy LLC ("Azure"), which is the sole member of the General Partner.  Pursuant to that certain Option Agreement, dated February 27, 2015, between Azure and NuDevco Midstream Development, LLC ("NuDevco"), Azure has the option to acquire from NuDevco 387,935 common units of the Issuer and 1,744,909 subordinated units of the Issuer (or, if such subordinated units have been converted in to common units of the Issuer, then an equivalent number of common units) (collectively, the "Option Units").   The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Option Units except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

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