LA Fisheries Forward Library
Louisiana Fisheries Forward has produced a wealth of information focused on best practices in the commercial fishing industry.
Our videos, to your right, and Fast Fact sheets, below, cover rules and regulations, quality harvest practices and cold chain management, safety, responsible fishing, sustainability, and business basics. We continue to add information, so check back often to find out what’s new.
Fast Fact Sheets
- How To Be A Wholesale/Retail Seafood Dealer
- Selling Direct to the Public
- How To Be A Retail Dealer
- Trip Ticket Overview
- Fuel Efficiency
- Transportation Best Practices
- Basic Tax Information
- Good Manufacturing Practices
- HACCP Basics
- Federal Regulatory Process
- Ghost Fishing & Derelict Crab Traps
- Brine Freezing Best Practices
- Preventing Black Spot
- Oyster Methods of Sale
- Finfish Handling Best Practices
- Menhaden Comparison
- Reporting Fuel & Bilge Oil Spills
- USDA Catfish Processor Regulations
- LA Creel Survey for Fisheries Management
- Avoiding Sulfite Abuse
- Seafood Product Labeling
- Overview of Requirements for Charter Captains
- Importance of Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs)
- Barotrauma Overview
- Electronic Trip Ticket Program
- Alternative Oyster Culture
- Freshwater Finfish Handling
