LA Fisheries Forward

Louisiana Shrimp Season to Open - LA Fisheries Forward

Search

LA shrimp season open map

Today, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission set the opening dates of the 2017 Louisiana spring shrimp season based on data provided by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries biologists and public comments.

The opening dates for the 2017 Louisiana spring shrimp season are as follows:

  • The portion of state inside waters from the Mississippi/Louisiana state line to the eastern shore of South Pass of the Mississippi River to open at 6 a.m. on Monday, May 15
  • The portion of state inside waters from the eastern shore of South Pass of the Mississippi River to Freshwater Bayou to open at 6 a.m. on Monday, May 8
  • The portion of state inside waters from Freshwater Bayou to the Louisiana/Texas state line to open at 6 a.m. on Monday, May 15

 

LDWF biologists monitored hydrological parameters and conducted over 500 trawl samples throughout the state’s estuarine and nearshore waters over the last five weeks to develop management recommendations for spring inshore opening dates. The Department provided projections of the dates when a minimum of 50 percent of the inshore brown shrimp population sampled reach sizes of 100 count per pound or larger.

The Commission granted authority to the Secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to delay these opening dates if biological and technical data indicate the need to do so, and; to close any portion of Louisiana’s inside waters to protect small juvenile white shrimp if biological and technical data indicate the need to do so, or enforcement problems develop. The Secretary is further granted the authority to open any area, or re-open any previously closed area, and to open and close special shrimp seasons in any portion of state waters.

For a map detailing these openings see above or click here.

For more information, contact Jeffrey Marx (337) 373-0032 or [email protected].

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is charged with managing and protecting Louisiana’s abundant natural resources. For more information, visit us atwww.wlf.la.gov. To receive email alerts, signup at http://www.wlf.la.gov/signup.

LFF logo
Privacy Overview

Commitment to Privacy at LSU

Louisiana State University is committed to maintaining the privacy and security of any collected confidential or highly sensitive personal information. The privacy policy has been adopted to address the collection, use, and dissemination of personal information by LSU. This policy is subject to change over time, as the technologies utilized to provide services via the Internet continue to develop and evolve. Despite changes in technology, any alterations to this policy will not affect the University’s commitment to privacy.

LSU Data Privacy

You can access the LSU Data Privacy Statement here.

Privacy Questions:

If you have any questions about the privacy statement or if you would like to report an issue or complaint, please contact the University at [email protected].

 

Personal Data Requests:

If you would like to make a request regarding your personal data submitted to the University, please email [email protected] and be sure to include the following details:

  • Type of Data Request
    • Deletion - request removal of your personal data from University systems
    • Copy - request a copy of your personal data from University systems
    • Modify – request assistance/direction regarding making changes to your personal data from University systems
  • URL of the specific form/application where the data resides