It shall be unlawful for recreational fishermen to possess any of the following named species of fish under the lengths prescribed:
102.01 Spotted Seatrout - fifteen (15) inches (total length).102.02 Red Drum - eighteen (18) inches (total length).102.03 Cobia - thirty-six (36) inches (fork length).102.04 Greater Amberjack - thirty-four (34) inches (fork length).102.05 Red Snapper - sixteen (16) inches (total length).102.06 Mutton Snapper - eighteen (18) inches (total length).102.07 Vermillion Snapper - ten (10) inches (total length).102.08 Lane Snapper - eight (8) inches (total length).102.09 Gray, Schoolmaster, Cubera, Dog, Mahogany, and Yellowtail Snapper - twelve (12) inches (total length).102.10 Red and Yellowfin Grouper - twenty (20) inches (total length).102.11 Gag and Black Grouper - twenty-four (24) inches (total length).102.12 Scamp - sixteen (16) inches (total length).102.13 Gray Triggerfish - fifteen (15) inches (fork length).102.14 Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus) - twelve (12) inches (fork length).102.15 King Mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla) - twenty-four (24) inches (fork length).102.16 flounders (Paralicthys sp.) - twelve (12) inches (total length).102.17 small coastal sharks - twenty-five (25) inches total length.102.18 large coastal sharks - thirty-seven (37) inches total length.102.19 Lesser Amberjack and Banded Rudderfish - may possess fish between fourteen (14) inches (fork length) to twenty-two (22) inches fork length.102.20 Bigeye Tuna (Thunnus obesus) - twenty-seven (27) inches as measured from the tip of the upper jaw to the fork of the tail along the contour of the middle of the body (curved fork length).102.21 Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares) - twenty-seven (27) inches as measured from the tip of the upper jaw to the fork of the tail along the contour of the middle of the body (curved fork length).102.22 Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans) - ninety-nine (99) inches as measured from the tip of the lower jaw to the fork of the tail (lower jaw fork length).102.23 White Marlin (Tetrapturus albidus) - sixty-six (66) inches as measured from the tip of the lower jaw to the fork of the tail (lower jaw fork length).102.24 Sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) - sixty-three (63) inches as measured from the tip of the lower jaw to the fork of the tail (lower jaw fork length).102.25 Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus) - fourteen (14) inches (fork length)102.26 Tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis) eighteen (18) inches total length102.27 Sheepshead (Archosargusprobatocephalus) fourteen (14) inches total length102.28 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) - forty-seven (47) inches as measured from the tip of the lower jaw to the fork of the tail (lower jaw fork length).102.29 Atlantic Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) - seventy-five (75) inches fork length.22 Miss. Code. R. 7-08-102