Order Closing 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 be closed in Mississippi territorial waters from 12:01 a.m., local time, on February 1, 2026 through 12:01 a.m., local time on April 1, 2026. So ordered this the 29th day of January 2026. MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES, JOE SPRAGGINS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR By: Traci Floyd, Director Office of Marine Fisheries IPL0310482 Feb 4 2026