Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Scheduled to Meet August 4 | Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission will meet at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, August 4, in New Orleans at the Double Tree Hotel, 300 Canal Street. The meeting will be in the 2^nd Floor in the Madewood Room.

Agenda:

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call

4. Adoption of July 7, 2022 Commission Meeting Minutes

5. Approval of August 4, 2022 Agenda

6. Commission Special Announcements / Personal Privilege

7. Enforcement Report, July 2022 – Major Edward Skena, Enforcement Division

8. Presentation of LDWF Budget – Bryan McClinton, Undersecretary

9. Receive and Consider a Notice of Intent to Amend the Alligator Regulations License Fees, Hide Tag Fees and Severance Tax – Jeb Linscombe, Program Manager

10. Receive and Consider a Declaration of Emergency to Set the Opening Date for the 2022 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 2023 Derelict Crab Trap Removal Program – Peyton Cagle, Marine Fisheries Biologist

12. Receive and Consider a Declaration of Emergency to Temporarily Reduce the Recreational Daily Creel Limits on Freshwater Fish During a Scheduled Drawdown on Spring Bayou, Avoyelles Parish – Daniel Hill, Fisheries Biologist

13. Receive and Consider a Notice of Intent to Modify Regulations Regarding Swordfish and Roundscale Spearfish – Jason Adriance, Marine Fisheries Biologist

14. Receive and Consider a Notice of Intent to Modify the Regulations Regarding the Closed Season for Harvest of Sharks – Jason Adriance, Marine Fisheries Biologist

15. Receive Public Comments

16. Consider Holding an Executive Session, Pursuant to R.S. 42:17(A)(2), to Discuss Prospective Litigation Regarding Damages to Certain LDWF Property in Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes

17. Adjournment

A live audio/video stream of this meeting will be available via Zoom. To view via webinar register at: https://wlf-la.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kgaHaEA0Q2u6r6-tsPnDpA

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