Mississippi’s 2024 Red Snapper season opening this week

MISSISSIPPI ( WKRG ) — Mississippi’s Red Snapper season will open at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 24, for private recreational anglers and state-for-hire vessels, according to the state’s marine resources department.

Mississippi anglers can harvest two Red Snapper per person daily with a 16-inch minimum size limit.

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources release said, “each licensed angler on a vessel must possess valid Mississippi Recreational Offshore Landing Permit (MS-ROLP) for possession and landing of reef fish and Cobia in Mississippi.”

More information on permits and requirements can be found online .

“The MS-ROLP and saltwater fishing license information will feed into the newly developed
MS-CREEL program which is modeled after Louisiana’s LA Creel and will survey anglers by
phone and email regarding their fishing activity from the prior week,” the release said.

“While the survey is not mandatory, it is intended to benefit the angler by generating precise estimates of the fishing effort and associated catch of Mississippi’s anglers.”

The season will be open statewide seven days a week in state and federal waters.

The season will close if the annual catch limit for recreational fishermen is projected to be reached at any point after the season opens, and it will also close if the Gulf-wide quota is met.

“Private recreational anglers may fish out to 200 nautical miles,” the release said. “Vessels with state for-hire permits can fish in state territorial waters, which is nine nautical miles south of the barrier islands.”

Fishermen can contact Tails n’ Scales administrators for assistance by email or by phone at 228-325-1585.

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