Mississippi’s state Commission on Marine Resources certified three recreational conventional tackle records during its August 19, 2014 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) […]
Cownose Ray, fish, Fishing, Gulf Kingfish, Mississippi, Records, Spinner Shark
A group of scientists led by researchers at the University of Miami’s Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy have published an article in the journal Marine Policy (Vol.50, Part A; Dec. 2014; p. 318-322) calling for the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) to suspend record keeping for at-risk species. According to the article, which […]