19-20-CWS | April 3, 2019
BILOXI, Miss. –The Commission on Marine Resources approved a conventional tackle state record, as well as youth division record, for Sand Perch (Diplectrum formosum) on March 19.
Julien Barr, 8, of Petal set the record with a fish that weighed 2.4 ounces.
Photo courtesy MS Department of Marine Resources: Julien Barr
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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