22 Miss. Code. R. 7-09-101

It shall be unlawful for commercial fishermen to possess any of the following species of sharks:

101.01 Sand Tiger (Odontaspis taurus)
101.02 Bigeye Sand Tiger (Odontaspis noronhai)
101.03 Whale (Rhincodon typus)
101.04 Basking (Cetorhinus maximus)
101.05 White (Carcharodon carcharias)
101.06 Dusky (Carcharhinus obscurus)
101.07 Bignose (Carcharhinus altimus)
101.08 Galapagos (Carcharhinus galapagensis)
101.09 Night (Carcharhinus signatus)
101.10 Caribbean Reef (Carcharhinus perezi)
101.11 Narrowtooth (Carcharhinus brachyurus)
101.12 Caribbean Sharpnose (Rhizorionodon porosus)
101.13 Smalltail (Carcharhinus porosus)
101.14 Atlantic Angel (Squatina dumerili)
101.15 Longfin Mako (Isurus paucus)
101.16 Bigeye Thresher (Alopias superciliousus)
101.17 Sevengill (Heptranchias perlo)
101.18 Sixgill (Hexanchus griseus)
101.19 Bigeye Sixgill (Hexanchus vitulus)
101.20 Sandbar (Carcharhinus plumbeus) sharks may only be possessed by fishermen possessing a research fishery permit issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service.
101.21 Silky (Carcharhinus falciformis)

Notes

22 Miss. Code. R. 7-09-101
Amended 10/1/2015 Amended 8/22/2016 Amended 1/16/2017 Amended 6/16/2017 Amended 4/20/2018 Amended 5/18/2018 Amended7/21/2018 Amended 10/22/2018 Amended 11/17/2018 Amended 5/17/2019 Amended 11/15/2019 Amended 12/21/2019 Amended 2/21/2020 Amended 6/19/2020

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