MDMR Archives - Page 2 of 13 - Mississippi Sportsman

The MDMR announces that Mississippi’s recreational red snapper season will close Sunday, July 6, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. local time. […]

Using a spear, Tim Shivers of Ocean Springs set the record for Almaco Jack with a fish weighing 40 pounds, 15.2 ounces. […]

The MDMR will host a series of public information meetings to assist stakeholders affected by Mississippi’s new seafood labeling law. […]

The MDMR has set the opening date of the 2025-2026 shrimp season in state territorial waters for 6 a.m. Monday, June 23, 2025. […]

Beginning July 1, 2025, all seafood and crawfish sold in Mississippi must be clearly labeled as either imported or domestic. […]

The first weekend of National Fishing and Boating Week in June of each year is designated as Free Fishing Weekend. […]

The MDMR announced that the recreational harvest for gray triggerfish will close in Mississippi territorial waters on June 1, 2025. […]

Using an electric reel, Joseph Hoang of Biloxi set the record for vermilion snapper with a fish weighing 6 pounds, 9.6 ounces. […]

Mississippi’s red snapper season will open for private recreational anglers and state for-hire vessels on May 23 and will close on July 6. […]

On May 1, all waters south of the Intracoastal Waterway and west of the Gulfport Ship Channel in Mississippi waters are closed to shrimping. […]

Mississippi’s red snapper season will open for private recreational anglers and state for-hire vessels on May 23 and will close on July 6. […]

Officials with the MDMR announced that the recreational fishing season for red grouper will open in Mississippi on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. […]