Recreational Red Snapper Season to be Extended by Six Days

BILOXI, Miss. – Recreational fishing season for red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) will be extended in Mississippi territorial waters by six days. The season will close July 17, 2012, at 12:01 a.m. This six-day extension was issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service.

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 www.dmr.ms.gov.