Shark placed on Mississippi State Fishing Records list, Commission of Marine Resources says.
The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources certified a new record for bonnethead shark yesterday (May 15), the agency reported.The 12-pound, 11-ounce shark was caught on April 2 by Saucier angler Michael Fournier Sr.
Fournier’s catch beat out the old record, an 8-pound bonnethead caught in July 2009 by Ryan Dewayne Smith.
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