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
- A Snapshot of Louisiana Wild Alligator Industry
- Alternative Oyster Culture: First Steps
- Alternative Oyster Culture: Obtaining Oyster Seed & Larvae
- An Overview of Requirements for Charter Captains
- Avoiding Sulfite Abuse
- Basic Guide to Retail Seafood Sales
- Basics of Soft Shell Crab Shedding
- Barotrauma Overview
- Best Practices for Brine Freezing Shrimp
- Best Practices in Handling Freshwater Fish
- Best Practices for Handling Wild Alligator Meat
- Black Spot and Louisiana Shrimp
- Commercial Crabbing Regulations
- Federal Regulatory Process, Public Input Impacts
- Good Manufacturing Practices
- HACCP Basics
- How to Report Fuel & Bilge Oil Spills
- Key Requirements for Wholesale Seafood Sales
- Lost at Sea: abandoned traps snag bycatch and boats
- LA Creel Survey Key to Fisheries Management
- Oyster Methods of Sale
- Strategies for Producing Top Quality Finfish
- Remote Setting Oysters: Constructing Your System
- Remote Setting Oysters: Ordering and Handling Larvae
- Seafood Product Labeling
- Self-Employed Fishermen: Income and Tax Basics
- Selling Your Catch Direct to the Public
- The Impact of Shrimp Imports
- Trip Tickets: The Basics
- Tips for lowering your fuel costs
- Transporting Seafood: Quality & Safety
- USDA Inspection Guidelines for Catfish (Siluriformes)
- Using Ice to Extend Shelf Life of Catfish for Processors
Reports
- Status and Trends of the Recreational For Hire Sector in Louisiana
- Status and Trends in Louisiana’s Freshwater Fishery
- White Paper: Icing Practices and Catfish Quality
- Black Drum and Sheepshead Report on Growth, Abundance and Landings
- Black Drum and Sheepshead Trotline Bycatch Report
