News, articles, photos, and other information about commercial fishing in North America.
On July 28, 2016, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced that the 2016 spring inshore shrimp season will close at 6 p.m. on Monday, August 1st, in the remainder of state inside waters except for the open … Continued
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has announced that the state’s 2016 spring inshore shrimp season will close at 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 3rd from the Mississippi/Louisiana state line westward to the western shore of the Freshwater … Continued
The 2016 Louisiana spring shrimp season opened on Monday, May 23, according to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. The Commission set the spring shrimp season dates based on information provided by agency biologists and on public comments. Louisiana … Continued
Over the course of two February weekends, volunteers, staff, and members of the commercial fishing industry retrieved more than 2,500 traps during the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ annual Derelict Crab Trap Rodeo. Two events were held on separate … Continued
The Congressional Omnibus Appropriations bill passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Obama on December 18, 2015, includes a provision to extend Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana state seaward fishery boundaries from 3 miles out to 9 … Continued
The Louisiana commercial king mackerel season will open July 1, 2016, according to a recent announcement from the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) . The Commission also granted the authority to the Secretary of the Department to close the … Continued