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LEGAL NOTICE – Order Closing Mississippi State Recreational Red Snapper Season

Under the authority of Mississippi Code Ann § 49-15-15, the Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources does hereby order that: The Mississippi state recreational fishing season for Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) shall close in Mississippi territorial waters at 11:59 p.m., local time, on Saturday, December 31, 2022. After this closure no Red

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MDMR certifies state record

22-45-CWS | November 16, 2022 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources certified a state fishing record for the month of November.   Mark Kleinpeter of Ocean Springs set the all tackle record using a spear for Dog Snapper (Lutjanus jocu) with a fish weighing 24 pounds, 2.4 ounces.   Photo courtesy MS

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LEGAL NOTICE – Order Closing Recreational and Commercial Lane Snapper Season

Under the authority of Mississippi Code Ann § 49-15-15, the Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources does hereby order that: The recreational and commercial fishing season for Lane Snapper (Lutjanus synagris) shall close in Mississippi territorial waters at 12:01 a.m., local time, on November 15, 2022. DOWNLOAD PDF

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Recreational, commercial fishing season for Lane Snapper to close November 15

22-44-CWS | November 14, 2022 BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today the closing of the recreational and commercial fishing season for Lane Snapper in Mississippi territorial waters at 12:01 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. This is in conjunction with the Gulf of Mexico federal waters closure.

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MDMR extending gear reimbursement program for skimmer trawl turtle excluder device on commercial vessels

22-42-CWS | November 9, 2022 BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) is extending the NOAA Skimmer Trawl Turtle Excluder Device (TED) gear reimbursement program through July 31, 2024, where fishermen may be reimbursed for NOAA-approved TEDs installed on their commercial vessels. The TED rule, which took effect Aug. 1, 2021, requires

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