Today, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) released the latest private recreational red snapper landing estimates through June 11, 2023. LA Creel, LDWF’s near real-time landings data collection program, indicates that 138,405 pounds, or 14.8 percent, of Louisiana’s 2023 annual private recreational allocation of 934,587 pounds have been…
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced the 2023 spring inshore shrimp season will close at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 26, 2023, in all state inside waters from the Mississippi/Louisiana state line westward to the Louisiana/Texas state line. See the map above detailing this closure, or click here. The…
The commercial season for Greater Amberjack in Louisiana waters will close at 11:59 p.m. on June 23, 2023, and will remain closed until January 1, 2024. The decision was made by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Shadoin, following notification by NOAA Fisheries that the Federal waters of…
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is alerting the public that the current mix of sizzling summer temperatures, extended cloudy weather, and storms may lead to inland (freshwater) and nearshore marine fish kills in waterways across the state. Facing those conditions, LDWF is stressing the importance of reporting…
Today, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) released the latest private recreational red snapper landing estimates through June 4, 2023. LA Creel, LDWF’s near real-time landings data collection program, indicates that 95,332 pounds, or 10.2 percent, of Louisiana’s 2023 annual private recreational allocation of 934,587 pounds have been…
Today, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) released the latest private recreational red snapper landing estimates through May 28, 2023. LA Creel, LDWF’s near real-time landings data collection program, indicates that 53,262 pounds, or 5.7 percent, of Louisiana’s 2023 annual private recreational allocation of 934,587 pounds have been…
NOAA Fisheries Bulletin What/When/Where: Recreational harvest of red grouper in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) will close at 12:01 am, local time, on July 21, 2023. Red grouper recreational harvest will be closed until the 2024 fishing year begins on January 1, 2024. Why The Red Grouper…
The federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued an emergency season modification for the recreational Gag Grouper fishery, which closes the fishery through August 31, 2023, and runs the season from September 1, 2023, through November 9, 2023. The Gag Grouper recreational season was originally scheduled to open…
Today, May 4, 2023, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission set the opening dates for the remaining state inshore waters based on information provided by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) biologists and public comments. The Commission action sets the opening date of the spring inshore shrimp season as…
Louisiana Shrimp Task Force Meeting Acy Cooper, Chairman Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 1:00 p.m. LDWF Headquarters 2000 Quail Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70898 AGENDA I. Pledge of Allegiance II. Roll Call III. Approval of March 22, 2023 Meeting Minutes IV. Approval of the May…