The next regular Commission Meeting will be held at 9:30 AM on Thursday, April 2, 2015, at the Wildlife and Fisheries Headquarters Building located at 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, LA
The next regular Commission Meeting will be held at 9:30 AM on Thursday, April 2, 2015, at the Wildlife and Fisheries Headquarters Building located at 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, LA
NMFS/NOAA representatives will be available on Tuesday, March 24th, Wednesday, March 25th and Thursday, March 26th to check TED’s (turtle exclusion devices) for fishing vessels and to answer any questions you may have.
In an historic and unprecedented move, all five Gulf states have unanimously agreed on a new framework for cooperative state-based management of Gulf red snapper
UPDATE: This limited season is closing Friday March 20 at one-half hour after sunset. According to a LDWF news release: “Protection of the remaining oyster resource is in the long-term best interest of oyster conservation in this area.
Two free workshops, one each for the shrimp and crab industry, will be held March 24, 2015 at the Delcambre Shrimp Festival Building, 411 E. Main Street.
Louisiana Fisheries Forward 2015, the third annual summit for Louisiana commercial fishermen and the seafood industry will be held at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center on Wednesday, March 11.
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a series of scoping workshops to discuss and take public comment on a proposed amendment to make modifications to the Red Snapper Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program.
Louisiana specific data portrayed in the graphics are selected from preliminary data posted by NOAA on their website. All data portrayed are subject to final revision and approval by NOAA.