Under a potential oyster transplanting program, licensed Louisiana oyster harvesters may be permitted to move oysters from the public oyster seed grounds located in Lake Borgne and Mississippi Sound
Under a potential oyster transplanting program, licensed Louisiana oyster harvesters may be permitted to move oysters from the public oyster seed grounds located in Lake Borgne and Mississippi Sound
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a series of public hearings around the Gulf of Mexico to discuss and take comment on proposed Shrimp Amendment 17A.
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham announced a closure of the fall shrimp season in most state inside waters effective Monday, December 21, 2015 at official sunset.
On December 3, 2015, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission took action on a Declaration of Emergency to modify the commercial harvest possession limits for non-sandbar, large coastal sharks.
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has set the 2015/2016 oyster seasons based on the annual oyster stock assessment
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopted a Notice of Intent that targets three different areas along Louisiana’s coast.
NOAA Fisheries is seeking public comment on Amendment 15 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Waters.
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council met in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 10 – 13, 2015, to discuss a number of fishery issues
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 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.