Order Opening Recreational Red Grouper Season Under the authority of Mississippi Code Ann. § 49-15-15, the Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources does hereby order that: The recreational fishing season for Red Grouper (Epinephelus morio) shall open in Mississippi territorial waters at 12:01 a.m., local time, on January 1, 2026. So ordered this the 23rd day of December 2025. MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES, JOE SPRAGGINS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR By: Traci Floyd, Director Office of Marine Fisheries IPL0302160 Jan 4 2026