22 Miss. Code. R. 3-15-15.1 - Commercial Entrapment Net Closure Areas and Gear Size Restrictions
A. It is unlawful to catch, take, or carry
away any saltwater fish by or with any purse seines, seines, haul seines, fish
traps, or any other like contrivances, in the territorial waters of the State
of Mississippi within twelve hundred feet (1200) of any public pier or any pier
owned and operated by hotels or motels for the use of their patrons and guests
for swimming and fishing or any harbor or within twelve hundred (1200) feet of
the shoreline of Deer Island.
Miss. Code Ann. §§ 49-15-1, 49-15-3, 49-15-5, 49-15-15, 49-15-30, 49-15-63, 49-15-78, 49-15-79, 49-15-83, 49-15-94, 49-15-95, 49-15-100, 49-15-100.1, 49-15-100.3, 49-15-303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305 and 49-15-307.
B. It is unlawful to catch, take or carry
away any saltwater fish by or with any purse seines, seines, haul seines, fish
traps, and other like contrivances in the following areas of the State of
Mississippi:
1. Within any river, bayou,
creek, canal, stream, tributary, lake, bay, or inlet, or other water source
entering into areas defined as salt waters under the jurisdiction of the MCMR,
except Pt. aux Chenes Bay, Middle Bay, Jose Bay, L'Isle Chaude, Heron Bay,
Pascagoula Bay, south of a line beginning at a point on the shoreline at the
southern terminus of range lines R7W and R6W near Camp Lamotte; thence
southeasterly along the most direct line to the southernmost point of Twin
Islands; thence easterly along the most direct line to the southern point of
Rabbit Island; thence easterly along the most direct line to the beacon "Occ R
4 sec 100 ft" on the eastern side of Litton Shipbuilding; thence southeasterly
following the shoreline to the southeastern most point of Litton Shipbuilding;
thence easterly along the most direct line to the southernmost point of land
adjoining the entrance to Yazoo Lake) and South Rigolets and Biloxi Bay south
of a line drawn between Marsh Point and Grand Bayou. These restrictions in
subsection 101.01 shall not apply to mullet fishing in Pascagoula Bay south of
the CSX Railroad bridge.
2. Within
fifteen hundred (1500) feet from the shoreline between the U.S. Highway 90
bridge and the north shore of Bayou Caddy in Hancock County.
3. Within an area that would block the mouth
of any river, bayou, creek, canal, stream, tributary, lake, bay, inlet,
channel, or other water source entering into areas defined as salt waters under
the jurisdiction of the MDMR. Areas defined as salt waters under the
jurisdiction of the MDMR are specified by Mississippi Commission on Wildlife,
Fisheries and Parks Public Notice Number 2276 in accordance with §
49-15-23 of the Mississippi Code
Ann. of 1972, as amended.
4. Within
an area formed by a line running one (1) mile from the shoreline of Cat, Ship,
Horn, Petit Bois, and Round Island, or from the shoals of Telegraph Keys and
Telegraph Reef (Merrill Coquille)., during the period from May 15 to September
15 of each year.
5. Within three
hundred (300) feet of any private piers which extend seventy-five (75) feet or
more from the shoreline
6. All
aforementioned piers must be in usable condition with boards spaced in such a
way that persons can walk the entire distance of the pier.
7. It is unlawful for any person, firm, or
corporation other than licensed menhaden vessels engaged in menhaden fishing,
to use or have in possession purse seine(s) in excess of fifteen hundred (1500)
feet in length. Said nets must be of a mesh size of one-half (1/2) inch square,
one (1) inch stretch or larger.
8.
It is unlawful to leave a purse seine, seine, haul seine, or any other net like
contrivance governed by the restrictions set forth in this Part unattended in
the waters of this state. It shall further be unlawful for any person, firm, or
corporation to use or have in their possession a seine, haul seine, or like
contrivance on the waters of this state without a visible buoy attached
everyone hundred (100) feet clearly marked with the license number or owner's
full name thereon.
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