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Mississippi

Saltwater Fishing

Saltwater Fishing

Commercial Fishing Limits

Commercial Fishing Limits

Bag/Possession are per person unless stated otherwise.

Minimum Length in Inches

Number of Fish

Bag/Possession

Cobia

NO TAKE

NO TAKE

Mullet

No Limit

No Limit

Flounder

12 TL

Quota3

Red Drum♦♦

18 TL to 30 TL1

Quota3

Spotted Seatrout

14 TL

Quota3

King Mackerel

24 FL

3,000 lbs

Spanish Mackerel

12 FL

No Limit

Reef fish2

Bigeye Tuna

27 CFL

No Limit

Bluefin Tuna

NO TAKE

NO TAKE

Yellowfin Tuna

27 CFL

NO TAKE

Blue Marlin

NO TAKE

NO TAKE

White Marlin

NO TAKE

NO TAKE

Sailfish

NO TAKE

NO TAKE

Longbill Spearfish

NO TAKE

NO TAKE

Crabs - Hard Shells

54

No Limit

Crabs - Soft Shell

No Limit

No Limit

Size and possession limits are subject to change. Visit dmr.ms.gov for the most current limits.

It is illegal to sell Cobia caught in Mississippi territorial waters or Cobia landed in Mississippi.

♦♦ Commercial fishermen may retain only one Red Drum over 30 inches.

1 - Range represents minimum and maximum lengths.

2 - It is illegal to sell, barter or trade any species of reef fish 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.

3 - The season for Flounder and Red Drum will run from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31 each year. The season for Spotted Seatrout will run from Feb. 1 through Oct. 31 each year. Total allowable catch (TAC) limits are 74,000 pounds for Flounder, 60,000 pounds for Red Drum and 50,000 pounds for Spotted Seatrout. The commercial TAC for Spotted Seatrout is 50,000 pounds, which is divided into two fishing periods. For more information on the commercial Spotted Seatrout season, see Catch Restrictions. When landing reports, as required by law, show the TAC has been reached for a given species, MDMR will, with adequate notice, issue a news release and public notice closing state waters to commercial fishing for that species for the remainder of that fishing year.

Federal regulations may differ from state regulations. For federal regulations, contact the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council at 888-833-1844, gulfcouncil.org or download the free mobile app Fish Rules.

4 - As measured from tip of one lateral spine across the back of the shell to tip of opposite lateral spine.