[StBernard] STATE OF LOUISIANA UPDATES PUBLIC ON FISHING CLOSURES

[Westley Annis]

STATE OF LOUISIANA UPDATES PUBLIC ON FISHING CLOSURES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO 
	
	

	NEWS FROM THE LA DEPT. OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES

	2010-130 
	STATE OF LOUISIANA UPDATES PUBLIC ON FISHING CLOSURES IN THE GULF OF
MEXICO 

	BATON ROUGE - The state of Louisiana on Tuesday offered an update on
fishing closures in the Gulf of Mexico because of the oil spill. 

	Shrimp Harvesting 

	The special shrimp season in Zone 1 and Zone 2 will close today at
6:00 pm.  Last week, Secretary Barham announced a special shrimp season in
these state waters due to potential effects from the Gulf oil spill.

	LDWF biologists collected data that indicates the marketable white
shrimp have been harvested and the juvenile brown shrimp remain. In an
effort to preserve the smaller brown shrimp, the season has been closed.
This closure is not a result of oil-effected water.

	The opening dates for the 2010 spring inshore shrimp season will be
set by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission which meets this
Thursday, May 6.

	Shrimp harvesting does remain open in the territorial waterways. 

	Please see map for closure area. 

	<http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/pdfs/news/SHRIMP%2520CLOSURE.pdf>
http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/pdfs/news/SHRIMP%20CLOSURE.pdf 

<http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/pdfs/news/SHRIMP%2520CLOSURE.pdf>   


	Recreational and Commercial Fishing 

	LDWF in coordination with the Louisiana Department of Health and
Hospital issued the closure of both recreational and commercial fishing and
oyster harvesting in Zone 1, excluding the coastal boundaries of Lake
Borgne, Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas.

	Please see map for closure area. 

	
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http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/pdfs/news/OYSTER%20CLOSURE.pdf
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	Federal Waters Closed 

	NOAA has restricted fishing until at least May 12, 2010, in federal
waters most affected by the BP oil spill, largely between Louisiana state
waters at the mouth of the Mississippi River to waters off Florida's
Pensacola Bay.

	Please see map detailing NOAA's closure. 
	<http://emergency.louisiana.gov/images/NOAA.jpg>
http://emergency.louisiana.gov/images/NOAA.jpg
<http://emergency.louisiana.gov/images/NOAA.jpg>