LEGAL NOTICE Order Closing Commercial Spotted Seatrout 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 commercial fishing season for Spotted Seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) shall close in Mississippi territorial waters at 11:59 p.m., local time, on August 18, 2026. So ordered this the 14th day of August 2026. MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES, JOE SPRAGGINS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR By: Trevor Moncrief, Director Office of Marine Fisheries IPL0366692 Aug 19 2026