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.
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.
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…