Recreational red snapper season opens Friday in Mississippi waters

SOUTH MISS, (WXXV)- Recreational red snapper season in Mississippi waters opens up this Friday.

According to DMR, the season will run from 12:01 a.m. Friday, May 23 through July 6.

This season, Mississippi anglers may harvest two red snapper per person per day with a 16-inch minimum size limit.

A reminder, recreational anglers may fish out to 200 nautical miles.

Vessels with state for-hire permits can fish in state territorial waters which is nine nautical miles south of the barrier islands.