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 open in Mississippi territorial waters on Friday, September 4, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. local time. The open days each week will be Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, with an additional open day, Monday, September 7th. Mississippi territorial waters will be closed from Monday through Thursday of each week, with exception of Monday, September 7th. The bag limit will be two Red Snapper per person per day with a minimum size of 16 inches total length. The season will close when the Mississippi private recreational Red Snapper ACL is projected to be met. The season will close or remain closed if the Gulf-wide quota is reached.