Current through March 14, 2024
A. Persons on a
licensed charter boat or headboat may possess a two-day (2) bag limit only when
complying with the following conditions and only for the species listed in A.06
of this chapter.
1. Charter boats must be less
than one hundred (100) gross tons and meet Coast Guard requirements to carry
six or fewer passengers.
2.
Headboats must hold a valid certificate of inspection issued by the Coast
Guard.
3. The charter boat or
headboat must possess a reef fish permit if fishing for reef fish or in
possession of reef fish in the EEZ.
4. The charter boat or headboat must have two
(2) coast guard certified captains aboard (as required by Coast Guard
regulations for trips over twelve (12) hours.
5. Each person aboard the charter boat or
headboat must possess a certificate, issued in the name of the chartering
company, stating the time and date the charter left the dock for trips in
excess of twenty-four (24) hours.
6. King and Spanish Mackerel, snappers (Red,
Vermillion, Lane, Gray, Mutton, Yellowtail, Schoolmaster, Cubera, Dog,
Mahogany, Queen, Blackfin, Silk, and Wenchman), groupers (Misty, Snowy,
Yellowedge, Warsaw, Speckled Hind, Red, Yellowfin, Black, Gag, Scamp,
Yellowmouth, Rock Hind, and Red Hind), Hogfish, Gray Triggerfish, Lesser
Amberjack, Banded Rudderfish, Almaco Jack, Goldface Tilefish, Anchor Tilefish,
Tilefish, Blackline Tilefish, Blueline Tilefish, and Greater
Amberjack.
7. Charter vessel
captain and crew are prohibited from keeping a recreational bag limit of Red
Snapper and Greater Amberjack.
Miss. Code Ann. §§
49-15-1,
49-15-3,
49-15-5,
49-15-15,
49-15-30,
49-15-35,
49-15-35,
49-1563, 49-15-71, 49-15-75, 49-15-303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305, 49-15-307 and
50 CFR
622.38.
B. A licensed for-hire vessel may obtain a
two-day bag limit endorsement from the MDMR for a fee of $100 per year. The
endorsement allows the vessel to possess a two-day bag limit (whole or
filleted) of Spotted Seatrout, Red Drum, and Southern Flounder under all of the
following conditions:
1. The endorsement only
applies while fishing in Mississippi territorial waters.
2. The trip must extend beyond 24 hours
before returning to the mainland.
3. The harvest must comply with Mississippi's
current size limits, regardless of the place of harvest.
4. The harvest must comply with Mississippi
daily catch limits. This endorsement does not authorize any person to take more
than one daily Mississippi bag limit during one calendar day.
5. The vessel must obtain a float plan from
the MDMR prior to each trip.
6. The
vessel may possess the two-day limit only during its final return to the
mainland. During the final return, fishing is prohibited.
7. The vessel's captain and crew are
prohibited from keeping a recreational bag limit of Spotted Seatrout, Red Drum,
and Southern Flounder while exercising the endorsement. The presence of the
captain and crew does not count towards the vessel's daily possession limit for
the species listed above.
Miss. Code Ann. §§
49-15-1,
49-15-3,
49-15-5,
49-15-15,
49-15-35,
49-15-63,
49-15-75,
49-15303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305, 49-15-307 and
50 CFR
622.38.
C. The vessel operator must file a float plan
with the MDMR during regular office hours prior to disembarking. A copy of the
float plan must be on board the vessel for the duration of the trip. The float
plan must be submitted on forms provided by the MDMR and must contain the
following:
1. Name of the applicant.
2. Owner of the vessel.
3. Name of the vessel captain.
4. Official vessel registration
number.
5. Description of the
vessel.
6. Date, time, and location
of departure.
7. Passenger
manifest.
8.
Destinations.
9. Anticipated date,
time, and location of return.
10.
Signatures of the applicant and the Department official receiving the plan.
Miss. Code Ann. §§
49-15-1,
49-15-3,
49-15-5,
49-15-15,
49-15-30,
49-15-35,
49-15-35,
49-1563, 49-15-71, 49-15-75, 49-15-303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305 and
49-15-307.
D.
Charter vessel captain and crew are prohibited from keeping a recreational bag
limit of Red Snapper, Greater Amberjack, and Spotted Seatrout.
Miss. Code Ann.
§§
49-15-1,
49-15-3,
49-15-5,
49-15-15,
49-15-30,
49-15-35,
49-15-35,
49-1563, 49-15-71, 49-15-75, 49-15-303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305, 49-15-307 and
50 CFR
622.38.
