It shall be unlawful for a recreational fisherman to possess any fish in excess of a one (1) day bag limit of the following named species as prescribed:
100.01 Fifteen (15) Spotted Seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus)100.02 Three (3) Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus)100.03 Two (2) Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)100.04 Three (3) King Mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla)100.05 One (1) Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili)100.06 Two (2) Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus)100.07 Fifteen (15) Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus)100.08 Ten (10) flounder (Paralichthys sp.)100.09 Five (5) Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus)100.10 Three (3) Tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis)100.11 Fifteen (15) Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus)100.12 Ten (10) in aggregate: 100.12.01 Gray Snapper (Lutjanus griseus)100.12.02 Mutton Snapper (Lutjanus analis) - may possess (5) within the (10) fish aggregate100.12.03 Yellowtail Snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus)100.12.04 Schoolmaster (Lutjanus apodus)100.12.05 Cubera (Lutjanus cyanopterus)100.12.06 Dog (Lutjanus jocu)100.12.07 Mahogany (Lutjanus mahogany)100.12.08 Queen (Etelis oculatus)100.12.09 Blackfin (Lutjanus buccanella)100.12.10 Silk (Lutjanus vivamus)100.12.11 Wenchman (Pristipomoides aquilonaris)100.13 Four (4) in the grouper aggregate: 100.13.01 Misty Grouper (Epinephelus mystacinus)100.13.02 Snowy Grouper (Epinephelus niveatus)100.13.03 Yellowedge Grouper (Epinephelus flavolimbatus)100.13.04 Red Grouper (Epinephelus morio)100.13.05 Yellowfin Grouper (Mycteroperca venenosa)100.13.06 Black Grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci)100.13.07 Gag Grouper (Mycteroperca microlepis) - may possess two (2) within the four (4) fish grouper aggregate100.13.08 Scamp (Mycteropercaphenax)100.13.09 Yellowmouth (Mycteroperca interstitialis)100.13.10 Rock Hind (Epinephalus adscensionis)100.13.11 Red Hind (Epinephalus guttatus)100.14 One (1) per vessel within the four (4) fish grouper aggregate:100.14.01 Speckled Hind (Epinephelus drummondhayi)100.14.02 Warsaw Grouper (Epinephelus nigritus)100.15 Twenty (20) in reef fish aggregate: 100.15.01 Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) - may possess one (1) within the twenty (20) reef fish aggregate 100.15.02 Vermillion Snapper (Rhomboplites aurorubens)100.15.03 Lane Snapper (Lutjanus synagris)100.15.04 Almaco Jack (Seriola rivoliana)100.15.05 Goldface Tilefish (Caulolatilus chrysops)100.15.06 Anchor Tilefish (Caulolatilus intermedius)100.15.07 Tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps)100.15.08 Blacklined Tilefish (Caulolatilus cyanops)100.15.09 Bluelined Tilefish (Caulolatilus microps)100.16 Five (5) in aggregate: 100.16.01 Lesser Amberjack (Seriola fasciata)100.16.02 Banded Rudderfish (Seriola zonata)100.17 Three (3) - Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares)100.18 It shall be unlawful for recreational fishermen to possess more than four (4) of the following shark species in aggregate per person per day (small coastal sharks): 100.18.01 Atlantic Sharpnose (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae)100.18.02 Finetooth (Carcharhinus isodon)100.18.03 Blacknose (Carcharhinus acronotus)100.18.04 Bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo)100.19 It shall be unlawful for recreational fishermen to possess more than one (1) of the following shark species per person per day and no more than three (3) of the following shark species in aggregate per vessel per day (large coastal and pelagic sharks):100.19.01 Blacktip (Carcharhinus limbatus)100.19.02 Spinner (Carcharhinus brevipinna)100.19.03 Bull (Carcharhinus leucas)100.19.04 Tiger (Galeocerdo cuvieri)100.19.05 Lemon (Negaprion brevirostris)100.19.06 Nurse (Ginglymostoma cirratum)100.19.07 Scalloped Hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini)100.19.08 Great Hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran)100.19.09 Smooth Hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena)100.19.10 Shortfin Mako (Isurus oxyrinchus)100.19.11 Porbeagle (Lamna nasus)100.19.12 Thresher (Alopias vulpinus)100.19.13 Blue (Prionace glauca)100.19.14 Oceanic Whitetip (Carcharhinus longimanus)100.20 It shall be unlawful for recreational fishermen to possess any of the following species of sharks (protected Species of Sharks):100.20.01 Sand Tiger (Odontaspis taurus)100.20.02 Bigeye Sand Tiger (Odontaspis noronhai)100.20.03 Whale (Rhincodon typus)100.20.04 Basking (Cetorhinus maximus)100.20.05 White (Carcharodon carcharias)100.20.06 Dusky (Carcharhinus obscurus)100.20.07 Bignose (Carcharhinus altimus)100.20.08 Galapagos (Carcharhinus galapagensis)100.20.09 Night (Carcharhinus signatus)100.20.10 Caribbean Reef (Carcharhinus perezi)100.20.11 Narrowtooth (Carcharhinus brachyurus)100.20.12 Caribbean Sharpnose (Rhizorionodon porosus)100.20.13 Smalltail (Carcharhinus porosus)100.20.14 Atlantic Angel (Squatina dumerili)100.20.15 Longfin Mako (Isurus paucus)100.20.16 Bigeye Thresher (Alopias superciliousus)100.20.17 Sevengill (Heptranchias perlo)100.20.18 Sixgill (Hexanchus griseus)100.20.19 Bigeye Sixgill (Hexanchus vitulus)100.20.20 Sandbar (Carcharhinus plumbeus)100.20.21 Silky (Carcharhinus falciformis)100.21 It shall be unlawful for recreational fishermen to possess more than one (1) Atlantic Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) per vessel per day.22 Miss. Code. R. 7-08-100