13-96-CWS | September 13, 2013
BILOXI, Miss. – The supplemental fall recreational fishing season for red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) will open in Mississippi territorial waters on Oct. 1, 2013 at 12:01 a.m. with a two (2) fish bag limit and a sixteen (16) inch minimum size limit. The season is set to run fourteen (14) days and will close Oct. 15, 2013 at 12:01 a.m. Please reference www.gulfcouncil.org for the most up to date information available related to fishing in federal waters.
The opening of this season is issued under the authority of Section 49-15-15 (1) (a) (2009), of the Mississippi Code.
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.
Contact: Lauren Thompson
Phone: 228-523-4053
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