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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 05 - LICENSE REGULATIONS › Rule 22-6-05-5.16

Current through June 25, 2024
MDMR can provide for the transfer of the following live bait
				  licenses/permits, dealer license, boat license and truck permit to a new camp
				  owner during the license year provided that the sale of the camp is finalized,
				  and notarized documentation of the sale is provided to the MDMR. The license
				  transfer must be completed by the Executive Director or his designee and the
				  MDMR licensing office. Each license can only be changed once per license year.
				  This transfer may only take place provided that all reporting requirements have
				  been met as set in this Part and there are no previous live bait violations on
				  record.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 05 - LICENSE REGULATIONS › Rule 22-6-05-5.17

Current through June 25, 2024
If a licensed live bait boat or captain wants to change to a
				  commercial shrimper the live bait boat license and captain's license must be
				  surrendered to the Executive Director or his designee. Surrendered licenses may
				  not be reacquired during the same license year.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 06 - TRANSPORT VEHICLE REGULATIONS › Rule 22-6-06-6.1

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
				  conduct live bait shrimp operations or to operate a live bait shrimp transport
				  vehicle without complying with the following:
A. Live bait shrimp transport vehicles must
				be clearly and permanently marked by displaying in an easily visible position,
				on both left and right sides of said transport vehicle and or live bait holding
				tank in block letters at least four (4) inches high and at least three-eighths
				(3/8) inch wide and of a contrasting color to that of the vehicle, the words:
				"LIVE BAIT" and the name of the camp similarly displayed.
B. Live bait shrimp transport vehicles shall
				be equipped with shaded holding tanks with aeration capabilities and a water
				circulating system. Said holding tanks on the live bait shrimp transport
				vehicle must be of a circular type with adequate water flow, provided, however,
				that rectangular shaped tanks already in use may continue to be used when
				boards are placed in the corners to prevent live shrimp from congregating.
				Provisions for aerating the holding tanks shall be provided to ensure optimal
				survival of the bait shrimp. Other types of holding tanks or systems may be
				permitted if it can be shown that they are at least as adequate as those
				described above. The Executive Director or his designee shall determine the
				capability of such tanks to hold shrimp or fish in a live condition, as well as
				the capability of any pumps or aeration systems.
C. It shall be unlawful for any live bait
				shrimp transport vehicle to have in excess of forty (40) pounds in total of
				dead shrimp on board at any time, except, however, when dead shrimp are to be
				purchased from a licensed seafood dealer for use as bait, such shrimp may be
				transported frozen or on ice, and must be accompanied by a bill of sale from
				the seafood dealer that includes the seafood dealers signature and the time and
				date of the sale. It shall further be unlawful to transport live shrimp while
				in the process of purchasing, attempting to purchase or transport dead shrimp
				from a seafood dealer. The additional ten (10) pounds of dead shrimp allowed
				within a transport vehicle tank (30 pounds of dead shrimp in the boat tank) is
				to allow for any mortality which may occur during the transport of the live
				shrimp to the final destination.
D.
				The driver of the live bait shrimp transport vehicle may not transport live
				shrimp by said vehicle without having in their immediate possession a valid
				"live bait shrimp transport vehicle permit" issued by the Executive Director or
				his designee.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 06 - TRANSPORT VEHICLE REGULATIONS › Rule 22-6-06-6.2

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
				  transport saltwater minnows out of state without complying with the
				  following:
A. Saltwater minnow
				transport vehicles must be clearly and permanently marked by displaying in an
				easily visible position, on both left and right sides of said transport vehicle
				in block letters at least four (4) inches high and at least three-eighths (3/8)
				inch wide and of a contrasting color to that of the vehicle, the words:
				"SALTWATER MINNOWS".
B. The driver
				of the saltwater minnow transport vehicle may not transport saltwater minnows
				by said vehicle without having in their immediate possession a valid "saltwater
				minnow transport vehicle permit" issued by the Executive Director or his
				designee.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-34,
				  49-15-64,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  49-15-305
				  and 49- 15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 06 - TRANSPORT VEHICLE REGULATIONS › Rule 22-6-06-6.3

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
				  sell, offer for sale, barter, trade, dispense or otherwise dispose of any
				  shrimp, fish, crabs or chum directly from a live bait shrimp transport vehicle
				  other than to the live bait camp or camps for which it is permitted.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 07 - AQUACULUTURE › Rule 22-6-07-7.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Live bait shrimp may be raised in aquaculture facilities,
				  however only native marine species of shrimp and native saltwater minnows may
				  be used as bait. Non-native species of shrimp and saltwater minnows are
				  strictly prohibited from being used as live bait in the marine waters of the
				  State of Mississippi.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 08 - PENALTIES › Rule 22-6-08-8.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Violations under this part will be charged in accordance with
				  the provisions of Miss. Code Ann. §
									49-15-1
				  et seq. Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate violation.
				  Violations of more than one chapter or subchapter of this part or part thereof
				  shall be considered separate offenses and punished as such.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §
										49-15-63 and
				  49-15-64.3,
				  49-15-100.
				  49-15-100.1, and 49-15-100.3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 09 - CHAPTERS AND SUBCHAPTERS DECLARED SEPARABLE › Rule 22-6-09-9.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Each chapter and subchapter of this Part is hereby declared
				  separable, and if any chapter or subchapter or part thereof shall be held
				  invalid or unconstitutional, the balance of said Title 22 Part 06 shall remain
				  in full force and effect.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §§
										49-15-1
				  et. seq.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 01 - Introduction › Purpose › Section 22-7-01-100

Current through June 25, 2024
This Part provides for the regulations of commercial and
					 recreational fishermen through size limits, bag limits and gear
					 restriction.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 02 - Justification and Authority › Section 22-7-02-100

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources has determined
				  that the regulation of all user groups is necessary for the conservation,
				  protection, or propagation of certain fish species.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 02 - Justification and Authority › Section 22-7-02-101

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources has determined
				  that regulations must be imposed on minimum lengths and bag limits of certain
				  commercially and recreationally important fish species in order to insure the
				  proper conservation, protection or spawning of stocks.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 02 - Justification and Authority › Section 22-7-02-102

Current through June 25, 2024
he Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources has determined
				  that there is a need to support the decision of the United States Congress
				  which authorized the United States Secretary of Commerce, the National Oceanic
				  and Atmospheric Administration (NCAA) Assistant Administrator, for fisheries to
				  adopt conservation measures for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) as
				  recommended by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic
				  Tunas (ICCAT), which was established by the International Convention for the
				  Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, a treaty to which the United States and
				  eighteen other countries are parties.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 02 - Justification and Authority › Section 22-7-02-103

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources has determined
				  a need to restrict the incidental catch of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in accordance
				  with Federal Regulations.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 02 - Justification and Authority › Section 22-7-02-104

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources has determined
				  that the ICCAT recommendation to prohibit a directed fishery on the Atlantic
				  Bluefin Tuna spawning stocks in the Gulf of Mexico is a valid and necessary
				  measure for the proper conservation of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
				  stocks.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 02 - Justification and Authority › Section 22-7-02-105

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources is vested with
				  the jurisdiction and authority over all marine aquatic life and is authorized
				  to enact all regulations necessary for the protection, conservation or
				  propagation of all shrimp, oysters, commercial fish and crabs in the waters
				  under the territorial jurisdiction of the State of Mississippi, as provided for
				  in Section
				  49-15-15
				  of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 02 - Justification and Authority › Section 22-7-02-106

Current through June 25, 2024
Section 49 -15-63 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated,
				  provides, in part, that any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
				  provisions of any Title and Part adopted by the commission shall be guilty of a
				  misdemeanor.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 02 - Justification and Authority › Section 22-7-02-107

Current through June 25, 2024
Section
				  49-15-96
				  of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated; allows for the cleaning (filleting)
				  of certain types of fish for personal consumption by licensed commercial
				  shrimpers.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 02 - Justification and Authority › Section 22-7-02-108

Current through June 25, 2024
Section
				  49-15-317
				  of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated; allows any charter or recreational
				  fishing boat fishing outside the state's waters in the Gulf of Mexico over
				  twenty-four (24) hours before returning to land and filing a float plan with
				  the Department of Marine Resources may possess filleted fish in Mississippi
				  waters.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 03 - Definitions › Section 22-7-03-100 - FINAL DESTINATION

Current through June 25, 2024
FINAL DESTINATION
shall be defined as a place on
				  the mainland or a barrier island, not including piers or jetties, where the
				  fishermen finally lands his catch and does not further transport the fish by
				  boat.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 03 - Definitions › Section 22-7-03-101 - RECREATIONAL FISHERMAN

Current through June 25, 2024
RECREATIONAL FISHERMAN
shall be defined as those
				  individuals taking and/or catching seafood for recreation or personal
				  consumption.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 03 - Definitions › Section 22-7-03-102 - BAG LIMIT

Current through June 25, 2024
BAG LIMIT
shall mean the total number of a
				  particular species that a recreational fisherman can retain for a single day's
				  catch.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 03 - Definitions › Section 22-7-03-103 - TROTLINE

Current through June 25, 2024
TROTLINE
shall be defined as a stationary
				  anchored line with more than three (3) baited hooks.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 03 - Definitions › Section 22-7-03-104 - SET POLE and LINE

Current through June 25, 2024
SET POLE and LINE
shall be defined as a line
				  attached to a pole, suspended over water, located along a shoreline. This gear
				  does not include rods with an attached reel or cane poles actively attended
				  on-site by a fisherman engaged in fishing from the adjacent
				  shoreline.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 04 - Commercial Closure Area › Section 22-7-04-100

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to
				  commercially take finfish from the marine waters north of the CSX bridges in
				  the three (3) coastal counties of Mississippi, except for any euryhaline
				  species of minnow in the Pascagoula river system.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 05 - Filet Regulations › Section 22-7-05-100

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for commercial or recreational fishermen
				  to possess fish with heads, tails or flesh removed until delivered to the final
				  destination; however, fish may be eviscerated, scaled or have gills removed.
				  Any charter or recreational fishing boat fishing outside the state's waters in
				  the Gulf of Mexico over twenty-four (24) hours before returning to land and
				  filing a float plan with the Department of Marine Resources may possess
				  filleted fish in Mississippi waters. Said fioat plan must be received and filed
				  with the Department of Marine Resources prior to departure and during the
				  regular operating hours between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
				  and a copy of which must be on board said vessel for the duration of the trip.
				  Said float plan must be submitted on forms provided by the Department of Marine
				  Resources signed by the applicant and official accepting the float plan; and
				  will contain the following information:
100.01 Name of the applicant
100.02 Owner of the vessel
100.03 Name of the vessel captain
100.04 Official vessel registration
				number
100.05 Description of the
				vessel
100.06 Date, time and
				location of departure
100.07
				Destinafion(s)
100.08 Anticipated
				date, time, and location of return
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 06 - Fish Allowed to Keep for Personal Consumption › Section 22-7-06-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Licensed commercial shrimp fishermen may keep in whole for
				  personal consumption only, the following fish which are caught in shrimp nets
				  or trawls of the vessel: White Trout, Atlantic Croaker, Black Drum, and Ground
				  Mullet (Family Sciaenidae); Sheepshead (Family Sparidae); Gafftopsail Catfish
				  (Family Ariidae); and flounders in the families Pleuronectidae and Bothidae.
				  The cumulative total weight offish shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pounds.
				  These exemptions for personal consumption does not apply to fish that are
				  otherwise illegal to possess.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 07 - Boat Exemption from Certain Bag Limits › Section 22-7-07-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Persons on a licensed charter boat or headboat may possess a
				  two-day (2) bag limit only when complying with the following conditions and
				  only for the species listed in 100.06 of this chapter.
100.01 Charter boats must be less than one
				hundred (100) gross tons and meet Coast Guard requirements to carry six or
				fewer passengers.
100.02 Headboats
				must hold a valid certificate of inspection issued by the Coast
				Guard.
100.03 The charter boat or
				headboat must possess a reef fish permit if fishing for reef fish or in
				possession of reef fish in the EEZ.
100.04 The charter boat or headboat must have
				two (2) coast guard certified captains aboard (as required by Coast Guard
				regulations for trips over twelve (12) hours).
100.05 Each person aboard the charter boat or
				headboat must possess a certificate, issued in the name of the chartering
				company, stating the time and date the charter left the dock and the trip must
				be in excess of twenty-four (24) hours.
100.06 King and Spanish Mackerel, snappers
				(Red, Vermillion, Lane, Gray, Mutton, Yellowtail, Schoolmaster, Cubera, Dog,
				Mahogany, Queen, Blackfin, Silk, and Wenchman), groupers (Misty, Snowy,
				Yellowedge, Warsaw, Speckled Hind, Red, Yellowfin, Black, Gag, Scamp,
				Yellowmouth, Rock Hind, and Red Hind), Hogfish, Gray Triggerfish, Lesser
				Amberjack, Banded Rudderfish, Almaco Jack, Goldface Tilefish, Anchor Tilefish,
				Tilefish, Blackline Tilefish, Blueline Tilefish, and Greater
				Amberjack.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 07 - Boat Exemption from Certain Bag Limits › Section 22-7-07-101

Current through June 25, 2024
A licensed for-hire vessel may obtain a two-day bag limit
				  endorsement from the Department for a fee of $100 per year. The endorsement
				  allows the vessel to possess a two-day bag limit (whole or filleted) of Spotted
				  Seatrout, Red Drum, and Southern Flounder under all of the following
				  conditions:
101.01 The endorsement
				only applies while fishing in Mississippi territorial waters.
101.02 The trip must extend beyond 24 hours
				before returning to the mainland.
101.03 The harvest must comply with
				Mississippi's current size limits, regardless of the place of
				harvest.
101.04 The harvest must
				comply with Mississippi daily catch limits. This endorsement does not authorize
				any person to take more than one daily Mississippi bag limit during one
				calendar day.
101.05 The vessel
				must obtain a float plan from the Department prior to each trip.
101.06 The vessel may possess the two-day
				limit only during its final return to the mainland. During the final return,
				fishing is prohibited.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 07 - Boat Exemption from Certain Bag Limits › Section 22-7-07-102

Current through June 25, 2024
The vessel operator must file a float plan with the
				  Department during regular office hours prior to disembarking. A copy of the
				  float plan must be on board the vessel for the duration of the trip. The float
				  plan must be submitted on forms provided by the Department and must contain the
				  following:
102.01 Name of the
				applicant.
102.02 Owner of the
				vessel.
102.03 Name of the vessel
				captain.
102.04 Official vessel
				registration number.
102.05
				Description of the vessel.
102.06
				Date, time, and location of departure.
102.07 Passenger manifest.
102.08 Destinations.
102.09 Anticipated date, time, and location
				of return.
102.10 Signatures of the
				applicant and the Department official receiving the plan.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 07 - Boat Exemption from Certain Bag Limits › Section 22-7-07-103

Current through June 25, 2024
The vessel's captain and crew are prohibited from keeping a
				  recreational bag limit of Red Drum and Southern Flounder while exercising the
				  endorsement. The presence of the captain and crew does not count towards the
				  vessel's daily possession limit for the species listed above.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 07 - Boat Exemption from Certain Bag Limits › Section 22-7-07-104

Current through June 25, 2024
Charter vessel captain and crew are prohibited from keeping a
				  recreational bag limit of Red Snapper, Greater Amberjack, and Spotted
				  Seatrout.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 07 - Boat Exemption from Certain Bag Limits › Section 22-7-07-105

Current through June 25, 2024
This Chapter shall renew automatically on an annual basis for
				  a one-year period unless the Commission initiates a review of this
				  section.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 08 - Recreational Bag, Possession and Size Limits › Section 22-7-08-100

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for a recreational fisherman to possess
				  any fish in excess of a one (1) day bag limit of the following named species as
				  prescribed:
100.01 Fifteen (15)
				Spotted Seatrout
(Cynoscion nebulosus)
100.02 Three (3) Red Drum
(Sciaenops
				ocellatus)
100.03 Two (2)
				Cobia
(Rachycentron canadum)
100.04 Three (3) King Mackerel
(Scomberomorus cavalla)
100.05 One (1) Greater Amberjack
(Seriola dumerili)
100.06 Two (2) Red Snapper
(Lutjanus
				campechanus)
100.07
				Fifteen (15) Spanish mackerel
(Scomberomorus
				maculatus)
100.08 Ten (10)
				flounder
(Paralichthys sp.)
100.09 Five (5) Hogfish
(Lachnolaimus
				maximus)
100.10 Three (3)
				Tripletail
(Lobotes surinamensis)
100.11 Fifteen (15) Sheepshead
(Archosargus probatocephalus)
100.12 Ten (10) in aggregate:
100.12.01 Gray Snapper
(Lutjanus
				griseus)
100.12.02 Mutton
				Snapper
(Lutjanus analis) -
may possess (5) within the (10)
				fish aggregate
100.12.03 Yellowtail
				Snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
100.12.04 Schoolmaster
(Lutjanus
				apodus)
100.12.05 Cubera
(Lutjanus cyanopterus)
100.12.06 Dog
(Lutjanus
				jocu)
100.12.07 Mahogany
(Lutjanus mahogany)
100.12.08 Queen
(Etelis
				oculatus)
100.12.09
				Blackfin
(Lutjanus buccanella)
100.12.10 Silk
(Lutjanus
				vivamus)
100.12.11
				Wenchman
(Pristipomoides aquilonaris)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 08 - Recreational Bag, Possession and Size Limits › Section 22-7-08-101

Current through June 25, 2024
The practice of "finning", that is, removing only the fins
				  and returning the remainder of the shark to the sea is
				  unlawful.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 08 - Recreational Bag, Possession and Size Limits › Section 22-7-08-103

Current through June 25, 2024
However, recreational fishermen not fishing in Mississippi
				  waters may transport and land fish that meet the minimum size and creel limits
				  of the waters in which they were legally caught. Said recreational fishermen
				  must possess a valid saltwater sportfishing license as may be required in the
				  waters where the fish were caught. In the absence of minimum size or creel
				  limits in another jurisdiction, Mississippi law will prevail.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 08 - Recreational Bag, Possession and Size Limits › Section 22-7-08-104

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for saltwater commercial or recreational
				  fishermen to possess more than one (1) Red Drum exceeding thirty (30) inches
				  total length for a single day's catch.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 08 - Recreational Bag, Possession and Size Limits › Section 22-7-08-105

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any fisherman to remove an Atlantic
				  Tarpon
(Megalops
atlanticus) over the length of forty (40)
				  inches from the water unless the intent is to harvest within the limits defined
				  in Sections 100 and 102 of this chapter.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 09 - Commercial Size, Possession and Catch Limits › Section 22-7-09-100

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, to
				  barter, sell, offer for sale or transport for sale or possess for sale in or
				  from the State of Mississippi the following named species offish under the
				  lengths prescribed:
100.01 Red Drum -
				eighteen (18) inches (total length).
100.02 Spotted Seatrout - fourteen (14)
				inches (total length).
100.03
				flounders
(Paralicthys sp.) -
twelve (12) inches (total
				length).
100.04 Tripletail
(Lobotes surinamensis)
eighteen (18) inches total
				length.
100.05 mullet
(Mugil sp.)
- ten (10) inches (total length).
100.06 Spanish Mackerel
(Scomberomorus maculatus) -
twelve (12) inches (fork
				length).
100.07 King Mackerel
(Scomberomorus cavalla) -
twenty-four (24) inches (fork
				length).
100.08 Red Snapper -
				thirteen (13) inches (total length).
100.09 Vermillion Snapper - ten (10) inches
				(total length).
100.10 Lane Snapper
				- eight (8) inches (total length).
100.11 Mutton Snapper - eighteen (18) inches
				(total length)
100.12 Gray,
				Mahogany, Schoolmaster, Dog, Cubera, and Yellowtail Snapper - twelve (12)
				inches (total length).
100.13
				Blackfin, Queen, Silk and Wenchman snapper - no minimum length.
100.14 Tilefish - no minimum
				length.
100.15 Red Grouper -
				eighteen (18) inches (total length).
100.16 Yellowfin Grouper - twenty (20) inches
				(total length).
100.17 Black
				Grouper - twenty-four (24) inches (total length).
100.18 Gag Grouper - twenty-four (24) inches
				(total length).
100.19 Scamp -
				sixteen (16) inches (total length).
100.20 Yellowmouth, Rock Hind, Red Hind
				Grouper - no minimum length.
100.21
				Misty, Snowy Yellowedge, Warsaw, Speckled Hind Grouper - no minimum
				length.
100.22 Gray Triggerfish -
				fourteen (14) inches (fork length).
100.23 Hogfish
(lachnolaimus maximus)
				-
fourteen (14) inches (fork length).
100.24 Greater Amberjack - thirty-six (36)
				inches (fork length).
100.25 Lesser
				Amberjack and Banded Rudderfish - may possess fish between fourteen (14) inches
				(fork length) to twenty-two (22) inches fork length.
100.26 Bigeye Tuna
(Thunnus obesus) -
twenty-seven (27) inches as measured from the tip of the upper jaw to
				the fork of the tail along the contour of the middle of the body (curved fork
				length).
100.27 Yellowfin Tuna
(Thunnus albacares) -
twenty-seven (27) inches as measured
				from the tip of the upper jaw to the fork of the tail along the contour of the
				middle of the body (curved fork length).
100.28 Small Coastal Sharks - twenty-five
				(25) inches total length
100.29
				Large Coastal Sharks - thirty-seven (37) inches total length
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 09 - Commercial Size, Possession and Catch Limits › Section 22-7-09-101

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for commercial fishermen to possess any
				  of the following species of sharks:
101.01 Sand Tiger
(Odontaspis
				taurus)
101.02 Bigeye Sand
				Tiger
(Odontaspis noronhai)
101.03 Whale
(Rhincodon
				typus)
101.04 Basking
(Cetorhinus maximus)
101.05 White
(Carcharodon
				carcharias)
101.06 Dusky
(Carcharhinus obscurus)
101.07 Bignose
(Carcharhinus
				altimus)
101.08 Galapagos
(Carcharhinus galapagensis)
101.09 Night
(Carcharhinus
				signatus)
101.10 Caribbean
Reef (Carcharhinus perezi)
101.11 Narrowtooth
(Carcharhinus
				brachyurus)
101.12
				Caribbean Sharpnose
(Rhizorionodon porosus)
101.13 Smalltail
(Carcharhinus
				porosus)
101.14 Atlantic
				Angel
(Squatina dumerili)
101.15 Longfin Mako
(Isurus
				paucus)
101.16 Bigeye
				Thresher
(Alopias superciliousus)
101.17 Sevengill
(Heptranchias
				perlo)
101.18 Sixgill
(Hexanchus griseus)
101.19 Bigeye Sixgill
(Hexanchus
				vitulus)
101.20 Sandbar
(Carcharhinus plumbeus)
sharks may only be possessed by
				fishermen possessing a research fishery permit issued by the National Marine
				Fisheries Service.
101.21 Silky
(Carcharhinus falciformis)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 09 - Commercial Size, Possession and Catch Limits › Section 22-7-09-102

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawfial for any commercial fishermen to possess
				  any Cobia smaller than thirty-six (36) inches fork length or to possess more
				  than a daily bag limit of two (2) Cobia per person.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 09 - Commercial Size, Possession and Catch Limits › Section 22-7-09-103

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any commercial fisherman, person,
				  firm or corporation, to sell, barter or trade any species of reef fish
				  (identified in Chapter 09 Sections 100.08 through 100.25 ) without possessing
				  the proper federal permits and/or licenses required by the NOAA Gulf of Mexico
				  Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan and complying with any other conditions set
				  forth by federal or state regulations for the management of the identified reef
				  fish.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 09 - Commercial Size, Possession and Catch Limits › Section 22-7-09-104

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any commercial fisherman, person,
				  firm or corporation, to possess or harvest from Mississippi territorial waters,
				  in excess of three thousand pounds (3,000) of King Mackerel, per vessel, per
				  trip, per day.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 09 - Commercial Size, Possession and Catch Limits › Section 22-7-09-105

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for person, firm, or corporation to sell
				  or purchase the following species of billfish without the proper federal
				  documentation: Blue Marlin
(Makaira nigricans),
White Marlin
(Tetrapturus albidus),
and Sailfish
(Istiophorus
				  platypterus).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 09 - Commercial Size, Possession and Catch Limits › Section 22-7-09-106

Current through June 25, 2024
From and after January 1, 2012 the annual Total Allowable
				  Catch (TAC) for commercial landings of flounder
(Paralicthys sp.)
will be set at seventy-four thousand (74,000) pounds. The 2012
				  commercial fishing season for landing flounder shall commence on January 1,
				  2012 and end December 31, 2012. Thereafter, the TAC shall commence on January 1
				  and end on December 31 of each subsequent year. The commercial fishing season
				  for the current season will run from October 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011 and
				  the TAC will be set at ninety-two thousand five hundred (92,500)
				  pounds.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 09 - Commercial Size, Possession and Catch Limits › Section 22-7-09-107

Current through June 25, 2024
From and after October 1, 2015 the annual Total Allowable
				  Catch (TAC) for commercial landings of Red Drum
(Sciaenops ocellatus)
will be set at sixty thousand (60,000) pounds. The TAC shall commence
				  on January 1st and end on December 31st of each year. The commercial TAC for
				  the fishing season shall be divided into three four month periods as follows:
				  January 1st - April 30th twenty thousand pounds (20,000); May 1st - August 31st
				  twenty thousand pounds (20,000); September 1st - December 31st twenty thousand
				  pounds (20,000). In the event the commercial TAC is not met or exceeded in any
				  time period, the pounds shall be added or subtracted to the following time
				  period.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 09 - Commercial Size, Possession and Catch Limits › Section 22-7-09-108

Current through June 25, 2024
From and after February 1st, 2013 the annual Total Allowable
				  Catch (TAC) for commercial landings of Spotted Seatrout
(Cynoscion
				  nebulosus)
will be set at fifty thousand (50,000) pounds. The 2015
				  commercial fishing season for landing Spotted Seatrout shall commence on
				  February 1st, 2015 and end October 31, 2015 and each subsequent year
				  thereafter. The commercial TAC for the fishing season shall be divided into two
				  periods as follows: February 1st - May 31st twenty-five thousand pounds
				  (25,000); June 1st - October 31st twenty-five thousand pounds (25,000). In the
				  event the commercial TAC is not met or exceeded in the first time period
				  (February 1st - May 31st) the pounds shall be added or subtracted to the second
				  time period (June1st - October 31st).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 09 - Commercial Size, Possession and Catch Limits › Section 22-7-09-109

Current through June 25, 2024
Beginning January 1, 2019 individuals commercially
				  harvesting Spotted Seatrout
(Cynoscion nebulosus)
must possess
				  a Spotted Seatrout endorsement ($10.00) in addition to a current applicable
				  harvester's license. To qualify for this endorsement an application must be
				  completed. For the 2019 fishing season the fisher must present documentation
				  that a minimum of twenty (20) percent of their taxable income came from
				  commercial fishing activities in a previous tax year between 2013-2018.
				  Documentation shall be a copy of the appropriate filed IRS tax form showing the
				  applicant's taxable income for one of those years. A Marine Fisheries Trip
				  Ticket officer will then run a sales summary for the year chosen using trip
				  tickets to determine if the eligibility requirement has been met. This
				  endorsement will be valid for a one-year period at which time a new application
				  with qualifying documents for the previous tax year shall be submitted for a
				  new endorsement. The endorsement will be valid from January 1st - December 31st
				  each year. In the event of a hardship approved by the Commission, the
				  department may consider qualifying documents for the two years prior to the
				  onset of the hardship.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 09 - Commercial Size, Possession and Catch Limits › Section 22-7-09-110

Current through June 25, 2024
The following provisions are provided to address safety
				  concerns and allow fishermen to have another individual on board in case of an
				  emergency.
For commercial hook and line fishermen, if only two fishermen
				  are aboard a vessel commercially harvesting Spotted Seatrout, one of the
				  fishermen is not required to possess the Spotted Seatrout endorsement; however,
				  that fisherman is required to possess an applicable commercial harvester's
				  license. If two or more commercial hook and line fishermen possessing the
				  Spotted Seatrout endorsement are aboard a vessel commercially harvesting
				  Spotted Seatrout, all fishermen aboard the vessel are required to possess the
				  Spotted Seatrout endorsement.
For net fishermen, the vessel must possess a vaild fishing
				  boat license and if only two fishermen are aboard a vessel commercially
				  harvesting Spotted Seatrout, one of the fishermen is not required to possess
				  the Spotted Seatrout endorsement. If two or more net fishermen possessing the
				  Spotted Seatrout endorsement are aboard a vessel commercially harvesting
				  Spotted Seatrout, all fishermen aboard the vessel are required to possess the
				  Spotted Seatrout endorsement.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 09 - Commercial Size, Possession and Catch Limits › Section 22-7-09-111

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any commercial fisherman to possess
				  a daily bag limit of more than three (3) Tripletail per
				  person.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 09 - Commercial Size, Possession and Catch Limits › Section 22-7-09-112

Current through June 25, 2024
If any person, firm, or corporation, barters, sells, offers
				  to sale or transports for sale or possesses for sale in the State of
				  Mississippi any species offish under the lengths or for which the fishing
				  season is closed as prescribed in Title 22 Part 7 said person, firm or
				  corporation shall possess valid documentation from the state or country of
				  origin evidencing that the fish were legally harvested.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 09 - Commercial Size, Possession and Catch Limits › Section 22-7-09-113

Current through June 25, 2024
Beginning January 1, 2020, any individual or vessel
				  commercially harvesting small coastal or large coastal sharks in Mississippi's
				  territorial waters must possess a MDMR shark endorsement (10.00) in addition to
				  a current applicable harvester license. In addition, all individuals applying
				  for a shark endorsement must be a Mississippi resident and present
				  documentation of the successful completion of a MDMR approved shark
				  identification exam and protected species safe handling workshop. The open
				  season in Mississippi territorial waters for the commercial harvest of sharks
				  shall run concurrent with federal shark seasons for the Western Gulf of Mexico
				  Sub-Region.
113.01 The practice of
				"finning", that is, removing only the fins and returning the remainder of the
				shark to the sea is unlawful. All sharks commercially harvested in Mississippi
				state territorial water must be landed in whole form with fins naturally
				attached by at least some portion of uncut skin. Sharks may be gutted prior to
				landing.
113.02 It shall be
				unlawful for any commercial fisherman to possess a daily bag limit of more than
				twenty-five (25) small and large coastal sharks in aggregate per vessel per
				day.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 09 - Commercial Size, Possession and Catch Limits › Section 22-7-09-114

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, to
				  barter, sell, offer for sale or transport for sale or possess for sale Atlantic
				  Tarpon
(Megalops atlanticus).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 09 - Commercial Size, Possession and Catch Limits › Section 22-7-09-115

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any commercial fishermen to possess
				  any Atlantic Tarpon smaller than seventy-five (75) inches fork length or to
				  possess more than a daily bag limit of one (1) Atlantic Tarpon per
				  vessel.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 10 - Unlawful to Sell or Buy Recreational Caught Fish › Section 22-7-10-100

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for recreational fishermen to sell or
				  offer for sale any seafood caught in or landed in the State of Mississippi and
				  only licensed commercial fishermen may catch and sell seafood. Furthermore, it
				  shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to purchase, buy, barter
				  for, or trade for any seafood caught in or landed in the State of Mississippi
				  that was caught or landed by a recreational fisherman, or that was transported
				  into the State of Mississippi by a recreational fisherman.