Though the 30-day closure of the blue crab commercial fishery and use of crab traps ended Tuesday, March 21, there are some new regulations still in place
Though the 30-day closure of the blue crab commercial fishery and use of crab traps ended Tuesday, March 21, there are some new regulations still in place
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will be hosting the seventh annual “Boating Education Lagniappe Day” on April 22 at nine different locations across the state.
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.
UPDATE: This limited season is closing Friday March 20 at one-half hour after sunset. According to a LDWF news release: “Protection of the remaining oyster resource is in the long-term best interest of oyster conservation in this area.
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a series of scoping workshops to discuss and take public comment on a proposed amendment to make modifications to the Red Snapper Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program.
Louisiana specific data portrayed in the graphics are selected from preliminary data posted by NOAA on their website. All data portrayed are subject to final revision and approval by NOAA.