Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission to Meet August 1

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission will meet at 9:30 a.m. on August 1 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.     Approval of August 1, 2024 Agenda

5.     Adoption of July 9, 2024 Commission Meeting Minutes

6.     Commission Special Announcements / Personal Privilege

7.     Enforcement Report, July 2024 – Lt. Col. Edward Skena, Enforcement Division

8.     Receive a Presentation and Proposal from Delta Waterfowl for the Waterfowl Breeding Grounds Conservation Funding Work for Fiscal Years 2025-2027 – Delta Waterfowl

9.     Receive a Presentation and Proposal from Ducks Unlimited for the Waterfowl Breeding Grounds Conservation Funding Work for Fiscal Years 2025-2027 – Ducks Unlimited

10.  Receive and Consider a Declaration of Emergency to Set the Opening Date for the 2024 Fall Inshore Shrimp Season – Peyton Cagle, Marine Fisheries Biologist

11.  Receive and Consider a Notice of Intent Establishing Closures of Certain Waters Associated with the 2025 Derelict Crab Trap Removal Program – Peyton Cagle, Marine Fisheries Biologist

12.  Receive and Consider a Declaration of Emergency to Reopen the Oyster Season in the Atchafalaya/East and West Cote Blanche Bays/Vermilion Bay Public Oyster Seed Grounds – Robert Caballero, Marine Fisheries Biologist

13.  Receive Public Comments

14.  Adjournment

A live audio/video stream of this meeting will be available via Zoom. To attend via webinar, register at: https://wlf-la.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Jv58yOhGRvC10H7QmV6LRA#/registration