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…
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission will meet at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, May 4, 2023, at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries headquarters at 2000 Quail Drive in Baton Rouge. Agenda: 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call 4. Adoption of April 6, 2023 Commission…
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…
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Trip Ticket staff will accompany Licensing during remote commercial fishing license sales. Staff will be present at the following times and locations to train new or existing seafood dealers on the process of filling out trip tickets, to answer questions regarding trip…
Today, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission convened a special meeting to consider setting the opening of the spring shrimp season in a portion of state inshore waters. The Commission set the opening based on information provided by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries biologists and public comments. The Commission…
The Special Commission Meeting will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, April 19, at the Wildlife and Fisheries Headquarters Building located at 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, LA Agenda for Special Meeting 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call 4. Commission Special Announcements / Personal…
The 2023 private recreational Red Snapper season will begin on Friday, May 26, 2023, in both state and federal waters. The season will run 7 days a week with a daily bag limit of three fish per person and a 16-inch total minimum length limit. The season will remain open until recreational landings…
On April 14, 2023, at 8:00 a.m., the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will open its online ordering portal to provide the oyster industry with hatchery-reared oyster larvae produced at the Michael C. Voisin Oyster Hatchery. Requests will only be taken via the online ordering portal and filled…