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RECREATIONAL FISHING SEASONS

 

Shrimp Season Information

 


2008 LOUISIANA FALL SHRIMP SEASONS TO OPEN 


The fall inshore shrimp season will open in Shrimp Management Zones 1, 2 and 3 at noon on Monday, Aug. 11, 2008.  The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approved the season dates at its Aug. 7 meeting, based upon recommendations presented by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Marine Fisheries Division biological staff and public comment.
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SHRIMP SEASON TO CLOSE IN ADDITIONAL PORTIONS OF ZONE 1

 

The 2008 spring inshore shrimp season in Shrimp Management Zone 1 will close on Saturday, July 12, at 6 p.m. except for the following portions of Zone 1:
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SHRIMP SEASON TO CLOSE IN PORTIONS OF ZONE 1 AND 2

The 2008 spring inshore shrimp season in Shrimp Management Zones 1 and 3 will close on Tuesday, July 1, at 6:00 a.m. except for the following portions of Zones 1 and 3:
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SHRIMP SEASON TO CLOSE IN REMAINDER OF ZONE 2

 

The 2008 spring inshore shrimp season in the remainder of Shrimp Management Zone 2 extending from the Atchafalaya River Ship Channel at Eugene Island as delineated by the Channel red buoy line westward to the western shore of Vermilion Bay and Southwest Pass at Marsh Island and from the western shore of Bayou Lafourche eastward to the eastern shore of South Pass of the Mississippi River will close on Monday, June 30, at 6 a.m.
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SHRIMP SEASON TO CLOSE IN PORTION OF ZONE 2

The 2008 spring inshore shrimp season in a portion of Shrimp Management Zone 2 extending from the Atchafalaya River Ship Channel at Eugene Island as delineated by the Channel red buoy line to the western shore of Bayou Lafourche will close on Tuesday, June 24, at 6 a.m.
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LOUISIANA SPRING SHRIMP SEASON TO OPEN

The opening dates of the 2008 Louisiana spring shrimp season were announced at the May 1 meeting of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. The declaration of emergency, which established the season opening dates, followed a presentation of the latest biological and hydrological data compiled by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Marine Fisheries Division and public comment from shrimpers, members of the shrimp industry and other concerned citizens.
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SHRIMP SEASON IN PORTION OF LOUISIANA OFFSHORE TERRITORIAL WATERS REOPENED TO SHRIMPING

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Secretary Robert Barham announced that the shrimp season in that portion of Louisiana offshore territorial waters south of the Inside/Outside Shrimp Line as described in R.S.56:495, from the eastern shore of the Atchafalaya River Ship Channel at Eugene Island as delineated by the Channel red buoy line to the U.S. Coast Guard navigational light off the northwest shore of Caillou Boca at 29 degrees 03 minutes 10 seconds north latitude and 90 degrees 50 minutes 27 seconds west longitude, will reopen to shrimping on April 15, 2008 at 12 noon.
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Louisiana Shrimp Management Zone Map

Oyster Season Information

 

 

2007-08 LOUISIANA OYSTER SEASONS SET

 

Opening and closing dates for the 2007-08 oyster season on the public oyster areas were set at the Aug. 2, 2007 meeting of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.

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OYSTER SEASON TO REOPEN IN SELECTED PORTIONS OF THE PUBLIC OYSTER SEED GROUNDS

 

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Secretary Bryant O. Hammett, Jr. announced a 15-day oyster season in the Little Lake Public Oyster Seed Grounds and selected areas of the Vermilion/East and West Cote Blanche/Atchafalaya Bay Public Oyster Seed Grounds located east of South Point of Marsh Island and south of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals' (DHH) May-August 2007 seasonal reclassification line that generally runs from South Point of Marsh Island ENE to Point Chevreuil. The short season in these areas will open at one-half hour before sunrise on Friday, May 4, 2007 and will close at one-half hour after sunset on Friday, May 18, 2007.
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OYSTER SEASON TO CLOSE IN THE PUBLIC OYSTER SEED GROUNDS

LDWF Secretary Bryant O. Hammett, Jr. announced that the 2006/07 oyster season in the Primary Public Oyster Seed Grounds east of the Mississippi River, the Lake Borgne Public Oyster Seed Grounds, the Bay Gardene Public Oyster Seed Reservation, the Hackberry Bay Public Oyster Seed Reservation, the Little Lake Public Oyster Seed Grounds, and the Vermilion/East and West Cote Blanche/Atchafalaya Bay Public Oyster Seed Grounds will close at one-half hour after sunset on Sunday, April 1, 2007. The Calcasieu Lake Public Oyster Area shall close at one-half hour after sunset on Monday, April 30, 2007.
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LITTLE LAKE PUBLIC OYSTER SEED GROUNDS OYSTER SEASON OPENING DATE - FEB. 21, 2007 IN LITTLE LAKE

 

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) passed a final rule at their Feb. 1 meeting designating certain state-owned water bottoms in Jefferson and Lafourche Parishes as the Little Lake Public Oyster Seed Grounds. Following the designation, the commission set the oyster season in this area to open at one-half hour before sunrise on Feb. 21, 2007 upon the recommendation of Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries' marine biologists. However, this opening does not supercede health closures ordered by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.
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Finfish Seasons Information

 

 

COMMERCIAL FISHING FOR LARGE COASTAL SHARKS

Commercial fishing for large coastal sharks, as defined by Louisiana rule (L.A.C. 76:VII.357), closes in Louisiana waters at 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 22, 2007, and the closure will remain in effect until 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2008. Federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico will also be closed for commercial harvest of large coastal sharks during the same time period.
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COMMERCIAL FISHING FOR DEEPWATER GROUPERS IN LOUISIANA WATERS TO CLOSE

The commercial fishery for deepwater groupers in Louisiana waters will close at 12:01 a.m. on June 2, 2007, and will remain closed until the opening of the spring commercial deepwater grouper season on Jan. 1, 2008. The deepwater grouper assemblage includes misty, snowy, yellowedge, Warsaw grouper, and speckled hind.
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COMMISSION SETS 2007 RED SNAPPER RECREATIONAL SEASON AND CREEL LIMIT, COMMERCIAL SIZE LIMIT

 

The recreational fishing season for red snapper in Louisiana state waters will open at 12:01 a.m. on April 21, 2007. The season opening will coincide with season opening date in federal waters. The daily bag limit and possession limit will be four fish per person through May 1, 2007.
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COMMERCIAL FISHING FOR TILEFISHES IN LOUISIANA WATERS TO CLOSE UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2008

The commercial fishery for tilefishes in Louisiana waters will close at 12:01 a.m. on April 18, 2007, and will remain closed until the opening of the spring commercial tilefish season on Jan. 1, 2008. The tilefish assemblage includes tilefish, goldface tilefish, blackline tilefish, anchor tilefish and blueline tilefish.
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KING MACKEREL

The commercial fishing season for king mackerel in Louisiana state waters will open at 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 2007, and will remain open until the 2007 commercial quota for the western Gulf of Mexico is harvested or projected to be harvested.

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