19-61-CWS | October 3, 2019
BILOXI, Miss. – Mississippi’s private recreational Red Snapper season closed on September 8, 2019 and currently remains closed. While Mississippi’s private recreational Red Snapper season is closed it is unlawful for any private recreational anglers to harvest, possess or transport Red Snapper in or through Mississippi territorial waters, which extend 9 miles south of the barrier islands.
Anglers participating in adjacent states’ Red Snapper seasons must land fish in the state in which they are participating and comply with those states’ Red Snapper regulations.
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.
