22-18-CWS | May 25, 2022
BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the recreational fishing season for Gag (Mycteroperca microlepsis) will open in Mississippi territorial waters at 12:01 a.m. local time on June 1, 2022. Recreational harvest for Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) and Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) will close in Mississippi territorial waters on June 1, 2022, at 12:01 a.m.
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.
