Mississippi State Records set for Spinner shark and Cownose ray

News Release

Mississippi Department of Marine Resources

19. August 2014

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CMR certifies three saltwater fishing records

BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources certified three recreational conventional tackle records during its Aug. 19 meeting.

Thor Goodfellow of Gulfport established a state record for a cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) with a 28-pound, 9-ounce fish on July 5, 2014.

Riley Saucier of Pascagoula broke the state record for a gulf kingfish (Menticirrhus littoralis) with a 2-pound fish on July 5, 2014. The previous record was 1 pound, 15.36 ounces, set in 2009.

Jordan Mathews of Biloxi broke the state record for a spinner shark (Carcharhinus brevipinna) with a 164-pound, 7-ounce fish on July 5, 2014. The previous record was 159 pounds, 4.8 ounces, set in 2004.

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting and conserving marine interests of the state by managing all marine life, public trust wetlands, adjacent uplands and waterfront areas to provide for the optimal commercial, recreational, educational and economic uses of these resources consistent with environmental concerns and social changes.

Photos courtesy of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources

Source: DMR