Fisheries Closure
in Part of Plaquemines Parish

Press Releases

L.D.W.F. STOCKING EFFORTS OFF TO SUCCESSFUL START IN PORT SULPHUR WATERWAYS (08/18/2009)

L.D.W.F. TO BEGIN ROTENONE APPLICATION JUNE 9 IN PORT SULPHUR AREA AS TILAPIA RAPID RESPONSE PLAN MOVES FORWARD (06/05/2009)

L.D.W.F. SCHEDULES SECOND PUBLIC MEETING TO PRESENT THE TILAPIA RAPID RESPONSE PLAN FOR PORT SULPHUR (05/28/09)

L.D.W.F. SCHEDULES PUBLIC MEETING TO PRESENT TILAPIA ERADICATION PLAN FOR PORT SULPHUR AREA (05/19/09)

L.D.W.F. FISHING CLOSURE DECLARED IN AN AREA SOUTH OF PORT SULPHUR IN PLAQUEMINES PARISH (05/05/09)

Fishing Closure Links

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Penalties for Violating Closure/Possessing Live Tilapia without a Permit

LDWF Enforcement Division agents will cite violators of the Fishing Closure. Penalties can include a fine $250 to $500 or jail for not more than 90 days, or both, plus court costs. Penalties for illegal possession of live tilapia can include a fine of $400 to $950 or jail for not more than 120 days, or both, plus court costs and forfeiture of anything seized.

Tilapia or Rio Grande?

Tilapia Information

http://fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2

http://www.bfar.gov.ph/download/nfftc/BasicBiologyofTilapia.pdf

What do I do with Tilapia Caught Outside of Fishing Closure Area?

LDWF's Office of Fisheries requests that anyone capturing a tilapia, outside of the Fishing Closure area, not return the fish to the water. Tilapia, once rendered dead, can be possessed and transported per Louisiana state law (R.S. 56:319). Information received from the public on the location of tilapia within state waterways will assist biologists in habitat assessments and response planning.
The location of any tilapia capture should be reported by calling LDWF's Office of Fisheries at ph. 225-763-5415 or e-mailing hfox@wlf.la.gov.