MDMR certifies state saltwater finfish records for July 2024

Joseph Rizzuto with his Gray Snapper. (Photo courtesy MDMR)

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources certified two state all tackle saltwater fishing records, both using a spear, for the month of July.

Joseph Rizzuto of Slidell, La., set the record for Gray Snapper (Lutjanus griseus) with a fish weighing 15 pounds, 14.4 ounces.

Sean Cook holds his Atlantic Creolefish. (Photo courtesy MDMR)

Sean Cook of D’Iberville set the record for Atlantic Creolefish (Paranthias furcifer) with a fish weighing 1 pound, 9.6 ounces.

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