Recreational fishing seasons closing, opening

Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced that the recreational harvest for Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) and the recreational fishing season for Gag (Mycteroperca microlepsis) will both close in Mississippi territorial waters at 12:01 a.m. local time on Jan. 1, 2023.

The Mississippi state recreational fishing season for Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) will also close in Mississippi territorial waters at 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. After the closure, no Red Snapper shall be landed or possessed in Mississippi state territorial waters.

The recreational fishing season for Red Grouper (Epinephelus morio) will open in Mississippi territorial waters at 12:01 a.m. local time on Jan. 1, 2023.

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