Recreational Fishing Limits

♦ It is illegal to sell any seafood taken with a recreational license.

* Recreational fishermen may retain only one Red Drum over 30 inches.

** May not remove fish from water if over 40” in length unless harvesting within specified limits.

*** For openings and closings of federally regulated fish and updated size limits, visit gulfcouncil.org.

**** Reporting is required for Red Snapper trips and landings through the Tails n’ Scales program.

***** For openings and closings of federally regulated fish and updated size limits, visit the Highly Migratory Species Compliance Guide, fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highly-migratory-species/atlantic-highlymigratory-species-fishery-compliance-guides.

Current shark species prohibited from harvest: Sand Tiger, Bigeye Sand Tiger, Whale, Basking, White, Dusky, Bignose, Galapagos, Night, Caribbean Reef, Narrowtooth, Caribbean Sharpnose, Smalltail, Atlantic Angel, Longfin Mako, Bigeye Thresher, Sevengill, Sixgill, Bigeye Sixgill, Sandbar and Silky.

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

Bluefin Tuna limits are variable throughout the season and depend on the size category. Refer to nmfspermits.com or call 888-872-8862 for updated information. All Bluefin catches must be reported to the MDMR Office of Marine Fisheries, 1141 Bayview Ave., Biloxi, MS 39530, or call 228-374-5000.

Note: Fishing seasons for some species may be closed by order of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. Advance notice of such closures shall be given. Species caught out of their natural habitat may have size, creel and seasonal limits.