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LDWF to Open Recreational Red Snapper Season 7 Days a Week August 19

August 14, 2024

LDWF Secretary Madison Sheahan signed a Declaration of Emergency to reopen the recreational Red Snapper season seven days a week beginning at 12:01 a.m. Monday, August 19. The season will then remain open until further notice. LDWF Fisheries staff estimate that Louisiana’s remaining quota will allow fishing through Labor Day…

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LDWF Plans Five Crab Trap Closures Along Louisiana Coast

August 6, 2024

At Thursday’s meeting, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) adopted a Notice of Intent (NOI) allowing the removal of derelict crab traps along Louisiana’s coast from the five following described areas in 2025: The first closure will occur in the Pontchartrain Basin, west of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, from…

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LDWF to Reopen Oyster Season in Vermilion Bay

August 2, 2024

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) will reopen the oyster season in designated portions of the Public Oyster Seed Grounds in the Vermilion /Atchafalaya Bay area to allow bedding of oyster resource to private leases. This oyster season is based on the annual oyster stock assessment provided by Louisiana…

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