[StBernard] LDWF ANNOUNCES OPENING OF SPRING SHRIMP SEASON IN LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN, LAKE BORGNE AND MISSISSIPPI SOUND

[Westley Annis]

LDWF ANNOUNCES OPENING OF SPRING SHRIMP SEASON IN LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN, LAKE
BORGNE AND MISSISSIPPI SOUND

	

BATON ROUGE - Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF)
Secretary Robert Barham announced the opening of the spring shrimp season in
portions of Zone 1 east of the Mississippi River effective 6 am, May 31,
2010.

Spring Inshore Shrimp Season Opening:

*	Pass Manchac east of the railway bridge
*	Lake Pontchartrain
*	Rigoletes Pass
*	Chef Menteur Pass
*	Lake Borgne
*	Mississippi Sound: the portion of Mississippi Sound north of the
Biloxi Marsh and west of 89 degrees 11 minutes 15.5 seconds west longitude
at Isle au Pitre

On May 6, the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission granted authority to the
secretary to open the spring shrimp season in both inside and outside state
waters within Shrimp Management Zone 1, based on biological date and the
latest oil-spill trajectory. Field reports indicate that 50 percent or more
of the brown shrimp crop in these waters will average larger than 100 count
per pound. 

To date, there have been no confirmed reports of oil in these areas

All other closures issued by LDWF remain in place.

For more information on closures please call LDWF at 225.765.2800

For more information related to the oil spill, visit
http://www.emergency.louisiana.gov. Connect with us on
www.facebook.com/GOHSEP
<http://keelson.eatel.net/websites/la2.gov/action.cfm?md=communication&task=
addClick&msg_ID=5959&ID=f%2Cj%3Fk%7BiKi6jh&redirect=http://www.facebook.com/
GOHSEP>  and on Twitter @GOHSEP. View photos in from the state's response
efforts at http://www.flickr.com/photos/lagohsep
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