18-20-MMS| May 15, 2018
BILOXI, Miss. – The Commission on Marine Resources on Tuesday approved a new conventional tackle state record for Almaco Jack (Seriola rivoliana).
Lonnie Carroll of Ocean Springs set the record with a fish that weighed 35 pounds, 2.4 ounces.
The previous record was 32 pounds, 10.56 ounces, and was set in 2006.
Photo courtesy MS Department of Marine Resources
Lonnie Carroll
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting and conserving marine interests of the state by managing all marine life, public trust wetlands, adjacent uplands and waterfront areas to provide for the optimal commercial, recreational, educational and economic uses of these resources consistent with environmental concerns and social changes. Visit the DMR online at dmr.ms.gov.
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