At the July Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting, LGL Ecological Research Associates presented the results of a comprehensive commercial Menhaden fishery bycatch study. The Louisiana Legislature directed LDWF to spend up to $1M of the Artificial Reef Fund for an up-to-date, statistically sound bycatch study utilizing modern methods to…
Today, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) released the Red Snapper landings estimates through June 15, 2025. LA Creel, LDWF’s near real-time landings data collection program, indicates that 337,690 pounds, or 37.7%, of Louisiana’s 2025 annual private recreational allocation of 894,955 pounds. The private recreational Red Snapper season…
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced the 2025 spring inshore shrimp season will close at official sunset on Monday, June 30, 2025, 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 Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has released its official report detailing the freshwater fisheries impacts of Hurricane Francine, which made landfall in Terrebonne Parish on September 11, 2024, as a Category 2 storm. Though the hurricane weakened quickly after landfall, it triggered widespread hypoxia and numerous fish…
At Thursday’s meeting, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) adopted a Notice of Intent (NOI) allowing the removal of derelict crab traps along Louisiana’s coast from the five following described areas in 2025: The first closure will occur in the Pontchartrain Basin, west of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, from…
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced the 2024 spring inshore shrimp season will close at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 1, 2024, 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 Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) issued a Declaration of Emergency to close the commercial Greater Amberjack season at 12:01 a.m. on June 30, 2024. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries has announced that the commercial season for the harvest of Greater Amberjack will close in federal…
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) invites you to take part in its annual Free Fishing Weekend on Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9. Louisiana’s Free Fishing Weekend allows residents and visitors to fish Louisiana waters without an otherwise required fishing license. “Each year we designate a…
Today, May 2, 2024, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission set the opening date within 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 follows: All…
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced that the portion of state outside waters between Mound Point on Marsh Island and Freshwater Bayou Canal will reopen to shrimping at 6:00 a.m. on April 15, 2024. The opening area is defined as follows: The eastern boundary line originates on the…