The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission announced that the 2015 fall inshore shrimp season will open in state inside waters at 6 a.m., Monday, August 17.
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission announced that the 2015 fall inshore shrimp season will open in state inside waters at 6 a.m., Monday, August 17.
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is holding a special session to consider a Declaration of Emergency to set the 2015 Fall Shrimp Season.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced today that based on information provided by LDWF biologists, the brown shrimp season will reopen in portions of Mississippi Sound on Monday, July 20, 2015 at 6 p.m.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is now offering an electronic license option for both hunting and fishing privileges. Save paper by storing an electronic file on your electronic device, or print the E-license in the convenience of your home for immediate use.
The 2015 Louisiana inshore shrimp season opened statewide at 6:00 am Monday, May 18 as well as that portion of state outside waters extending 3 nautical miles seaward from the shoreline from the Atchafalaya River Ship Channel at Eugene Island as delineated by the Channel red buoy line westward to the to…
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will be hosting the fifth annual “Boating Education Lagniappe Day” on May 2 at nine different locations across the state.
Fishermen using skimmer trawls, pusher-head trawls and wing-net trawls without TEDs have tow time limits to help prevent incidental catch of turtles.
In a significant vote at the Louisiana Shrimp Task Force meeting today, members came together and voted unanimously to support the repeal of legislation that prohibits LDWF agents from enforcing federal TED regulations.
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.