commercial fishing

Commercial and recreational fishing season opens

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today commercial and recreational fishing seasons for the new year. Commercial fishing seasons for gray triggerfish and greater amberjack will open in Mississippi…

Commercial Red Drum season to close February 11

Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the commercial fishing season for Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) will close in Mississippi territorial waters on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. local time.  

Commercial fishing seasons opened January 1, 2019

Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced this week that commercial fishing seasons for Red Drum, Gray Triggerfish and Greater Amberjack opened in Mississippi territorial waters on January 1, 2019 at 12:01 a.m. local time.  

2017 Commercial Fishing Seasons Begin

The beginning of a new year means the beginning of the commercial fishing season for some of the more sought after species of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Commercial seasons for flounder and red drum are now officially open in Mississippi’s…