Welcome to Louisiana Fisheries Forward
A voluntary education and training program from the
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and Louisiana Sea Grant College Program at LSU.
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Second Round Alternative Oyster Culture Grant Recipients Announced
November 12, 2022The second round of Alternative Oyster Culture (AOC) grants, totaling $465,000, have been announced. Thirteen grants were awarded to: Ryan Anderson, for a grow-out farm Albert Besson, dba Barataria Beauties Oyster Company, for a grow-out farm Michael “Laine” Fontenot, Gulf of Mexico Tuna Company, for a grow-out farm Khai Dang,…
Lane Snapper Harvest in Federal Waters of the Gulf Closes on November 15, 2022
November 11, 2022What/When/Where: Commercial and recreational harvest of lane snapper in Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) federal waters will close at 12:01 a.m., local time, on November 15, 2022. Commercial and recreational harvest will reopen at 12:01 a.m., local time, on January 1, 2023. Why This Closure Is Happening: The 2022 stock annual…
Oyster Harvest Closes in a Portion of the Public Oyster Seed Grounds East of the Mississipi
November 10, 2022The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will close oyster harvest in a portion of the public oyster seed grounds east of the Mississippi River, in St. Bernard Parish, at one half-hour after sunset on Sunday, November 13, 2022. The portions of the public oyster seed grounds to be…
Upcoming Fisher Events
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Remote License Sales and Trip Ticket Staff in Bourg
09:00 am - 03:30 pm @ Bourg Learn More
Finfish Task Force December Meeting
10:00 am - 11:30 am @ LDWF Baton Rouge Learn More
Remote License Sales and Trip Ticket Staff in Lafayette
09:00 am - 03:30 pm @ Lafayette Learn More
