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May 2025
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- Announcing a Fall 2025 Marine Resource Education Program (MREP) Workshop
- The Gulf Council Announces Name Change and Rolls-Out New Website and Logo
- Jason Adriance, LDWF Finfish Program Manager, Named Conservation Professional of the Year by the Louisiana Wildlife Federation
- Louisiana Private Recreational Red Snapper Season Opened May 1
- Spring Shrimp Season to Open in Louisiana Inshore Waters
- Louisiana Shrimp Watch
- The Gumbo Pot – Quick Crawfish Cornbread
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April 2025
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- Louisiana Private Recreational and State Charter Red Snapper Season to Open May 1
- LWF Commission Adopts NOI to Establish Recreational Wahoo Regulations
- LDWF to Begin Online Ordering for Oyster Hatchery Larvae
- LDWF to Hold Commercial Fishing License Sales at Select Offices: LDWF Trip Ticket Staff will Accompany Licensing Staff
- Ribbon Cut at Port Wonder in Lake Charles, the New Lakeside Home for a Pair of Museums
- Louisiana Shrimp Watch
- The Gumbo Pot – Crawfish Deviled Eggs
- view the April 2025 issue
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March 2025
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- LDWF Updates LWFC on Cold Weather-Related Fish Mortality in Louisiana Coastal Waters
- LDWF Requests Angler Feedback to Help the Commission Set the 2025 Recreational Red Snapper Season
- LDWF Opens South Central Louisiana Freshwater Fishing Survey to Public, Requests Participation
- Gulf Council Convenes its Reef Fish Advisory Panel
- Gulf Council Hosts Virtual Meeting to Gather Input on Recreational Reef Fish Management
- Gulf Council Convenes its Ad Hoc Red Snapper and Grouper-Tilefish Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Advisory Panel
- Louisiana Shrimp Watch
- The Gumbo Pot – Crawfish Nachos
- view the March 2025 issue
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February 2025
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- LDWF Warns Public of Potential Fish Kills Due to Freezing Temperatures
- New State Shark Regulations are Now in Effect
- Fall Inshore Shrimp Season Closed an Additional Portion of State Waters on Jan. 24
- LDWF Reminds Crab Fishers of the Upcoming Derelict Crab Trap Removal Program Closure Areas and Dates
- BOEM Finalizes Fisheries Mitigation Guidance for Offshore Wind Energy Projects
- Louisiana Shrimp Watch
- The Gumbo Pot – Crawfish Boulettes and Gravy
- view the February 2025 issue
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January 2025
- LDWF Calling Upon Anglers to Help Biologists Collect Striped Bass Sample
- The Louisiana Artificial Reef Council Conditionally Approved a Proposed East Cameron 346 Special Artificial Reef Site
- The Spring Women’s Fishing 101 Workshop Application Period is Open
- LDWF to Close Oyster Harvest in a Portion of the Public Oyster Seed Grounds East of the Mississippi River
- Louisiana Regional Fisheries Summit Meeting Announcement
- LDWF Fishing Course Series Announces Rainbow Trout Fishing Dates Gulf Council Hosts Virtual Meeting to Gather Input on Recreational Reef Fish Management
- Louisiana Shrimp Watch
- The Gumbo Pot – Crawfish Dressing
- view the January 2025 issue
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December 2024
- Leading-edge Technologies that are Changing Nature-based Solutions to Shoreline Protection
- LDWF Commercial License and Trip Ticket Staff at Field Office Locations this December
- NOAA Announces Reopening of the 2024 Federal Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Recreational For-Hire Season
- Recreational and Commercial Seasons for Lane Snapper in Louisiana Waters Closed Dec. 2, 2024, until Jan. 1, 2025
- Commercial Large Coastal Sharks Possession Limit Increases to 55 Sharks When Season Opens Jan. 1
- Gulf Council to Hold a Shrimp Advisory Panel Meeting
- NOAA Requests Public Input on Draft Programmatic Environment Impact Statement Supporting the Identification of Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in Gulf of Mexico Federal Waters
- Louisiana Shrimp Watch
- The Gumbo Pot – Crushed Chip Red Drum
- view the December 2024 issue
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November 2024
- How Managers Use Fisheries Independent Data
- Flounder Season Closed Oct. 15 to Nov. 30 for Commercial and Recreational Sectors
- Passive Recreational and Commercial Fishing Gear Marking and Tending Rules went into Effect on Oct. 20
- LDWF Encourages Non-Resident College Students to Pick Up Hunting, Fishing Licenses at Resident Rates for the Fall
- Biden-Harris Administration, NOAA Announce $2 Million for Partnerships to Support Red Snapper Recovery
- Louisiana Shrimp Watch
- The Gumbo Pot – Wonton Soup
- view the November 2024 issue
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October 2024
- Challenges for U.S. Shark Fisheries and Fishers
- The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Set the 2024-2025 Public Oyster Season
- LDWF Secretary Requests LWF Commission to Consider Expanding Recreational, Commercial Shark Harvest
- Reminder: Flounder Season Set to Close Oct. 15 to Nov. 30 for Commercial and Recreational Sectors
- Recreational Red Snapper Season Closed Oct. 6 Following a Successful Run of 151 Days
- Louisiana Snapper Watch
- Louisiana Shrimp Watch
- The Gumbo Pot – Smoked Grouper Tartine
- view the October 2024 issue
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September 2024
- How do we Define and Manage Highly Migratory Species in US Fisheries?
- LDWF, CCA and Raising Cane’s Owner and Founder Todd Graves Partnering to Install Artificial Reef in Grand Isle
- August 2024 Council Meeting Summary
- Louisiana Snapper Watch
- Louisiana Shrimp Watch
- The Gumbo Pot – Smoked Scamp Grouper Dip
- view the September 2024 issue
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August 2024
- Greater Amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico
- LDWF Announces Opening Dates for the Fall Inshore Shrimp Season
- LDWF to Reopen Oyster Season in Vermilion Bay
- LDWF Announces Funding Availability for Large-Scale Alternative Oyster Culture Projects
- LDWF’s Fish Hatcheries Stocked 4.2 Million Freshwater Sportfish Statewide This Spring
- LDWF Constructs New Oyster Reef in Morgan Harbor
- Final Rule to Revise the Gulf of Mexico Greater Amberjack Recreational Fixed Closed Season and Commercial Trip Limit
- Louisiana Snapper Watch
- Louisiana Shrimp Watch
- The Gumbo Pot – Blue Crab Sliders
- view the August 2024 issue
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July 2024
- New Red Drum Regulations went into Effect June 20
- Recreational Red Snapper Season to Close July 7, Reopen on July 12 as a Weekends-only Season
- Louisiana Inshore Shrimp Season Closed July 1 in State Inside Waters
- LDWF Commercial Greater Amberjack Season Closed June 30
- Recreational Red Grouper Season Closed June 30
- NOAA Fisheries Announces the 2024 Gag Recreational Season in Federal Waters of the Gulf of Mexico
- Louisiana Snapper Watch
- Louisiana Shrimp Watch
- The Gumbo Pot – Red Snapper Piccata
- view the July 2024 issue
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June 2024
- Louisiana’s Annual Free Fishing Weekend to be Held June 8-9
- What is ‘Crash Trawl Week’ at LDWF: Marine Fisheries Staff Big Push for Timely Brown Shrimp Data
- Upcoming Workshop to Focus on Improving Estimates of Recreational Fishing Effort
- Gulf Council to Meet in Houston, Texas June 24 – 27, 2024
- Louisiana Snapper Watch
- Louisiana Shrimp Watch
- The Gumbo Pot – Pompano Pontchartrain
- view the June 2024 issue
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May 2024
- Status of the Stocks: Record-Low Number of Stocks on Overfishing List In 2023
- Spring Shrimp Season to Open May 16 in Louisiana Inshore Waters
- Recreational Greater Amberjack State, Federal Fishing Season to Reopen May 1 to May 31
- LDWF Begins Online Ordering for Oyster Hatchery Larvae
- NOAA Fisheries Announces the Recreational Closure of Red Grouper Harvest in Federal Waters of the Gulf of Mexico
- Louisiana Snapper Watch
- Louisiana Shrimp Watch
- The Gumbo Pot – Everything Seasoned Fried Red Snapper
- view the May 2024 issue
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April 2024
- House Bills
- House Concurrent Resolutions
- Senate Bills
- LDWF Is Announcing the Launch of the New Marine Aquaculture Grant Program Under 2019 Flood Disaster Assistance Funding
- LDWF Commercial Fishing License and Trip Ticket Staff Announce Locations and Dates
- Shrimp Season to Open in a Portion of State Outside Waters on April 4
- Reminder Upcoming Oyster Season Closures for the 2023-2024 Public Oyster Season
- Interior Department Proposes Second Offshore Wind Sale in Gulf of Mexico
- Louisiana Shrimp Watch
- The Gumbo Pot – Blackened Grouper with Creole Mayonnaise
- view the April 2024 issue
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March 2024
- LDWF to Begin Accepting Applications for Commercial and Charter Vessel Access Grant Program as part of the Louisiana 2019 Flood
Disaster Grant
- LDWF Fishing Course Series Announces Spring Dates
- Louisiana Shrimp Season Closed Feb. 25 in Remaining State Inshore Waters
- LWF Commission Amends Notice of Intent to Modify Rules for Menhaden Fishery
- Gulf Council Seeks Applicants for its Reef Fish and Shrimp Advisory Panels
- Louisiana Shrimp Watch
- The Gumbo Pot – Shrimp Po’ Boys with Pineapple Slaw
- view the March 2024 issue
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February 2024
- Sheepshead
- Fall Inshore Shrimp Season to Close in a Portion of State Waters
- Final Louisiana Red Snapper Landing Estimates for 2023
- Seismic Public Meeting Notice
- The 2023 Census of Aquaculture needs participants, census applications will be accepted through March 1
- Louisiana Shrimp Watch
- The Gumbo Pot – Crawfish Pimento Cheese Dip
- view the February 2024 issue
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January 2024
- Cold Weather Crawfish
- Free Required Bowfishing Permit for Private and Charter Anglers Required Starting Jan. 1, 2024
- Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Approves Notice of Intent to Establish Possession Limits for Multi-Day Charter Boat Trips
- NOAA Fisheries Seeks Volunteers for Research Study to Modernize Shrimp Data Collection in the Gulf of Mexico
- NOAA Announces Greater Amberjack Commercial Trip Limit Reduction: Effective January 1, 2024
- Louisiana Shrimp Watch
- The Gumbo Pot – Loaded Blue Crab Frittata
- view the January 2024 issue
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December 2023
- NOAA Fisheries withdraws Proposal to Expand Seafood Import Monitoring Program
- The Efficacy of Slot Limits
- New Speckled Trout Regulations went into Effect Nov. 20, 2023
- Commercial Large Coastal Sharks Possession Limit Will Increase to 55 Sharks When Season Opens Jan. 1, 2024
- NOAA Fisheries will withhold a Portion of the 2024 Gag Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Allocation in Anticipation of a Quota Reduction
- Louisiana Shrimp Watch
- The Gumbo Pot – Cajun Shrimp Spaghetti
- view the December 2023 issue
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November 2023
- What Makes Wild-Caught Shrimp Unique
- Gulf Council Recommends Modifications to the Greater Amberjack Recreational Season, Commercial Trip Limit
- NOAA Fisheries Announces Extension of Interim Measures to Reduce Overfishing of Gag in the Gulf of Mexico
- LDWF Announces Commercial Fishing License Sale Locations, Dates
- NOAA Fisheries Accepting Applications for 2024 Shark Research Fishery
- Louisiana Shrimp Watch
- The Gumbo Pot – Grilled Shrimp with Prosciutto Rosemary and Garlic
- view the November 2023 issue
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October 2023
- Hot and Out of Breath: Heatwaves and Our Coastal Fisheries
- Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission sets 2023-2024 Oyster Season
- Gulf Council Hosts a Meeting of its Shrimp Advisory Panel
- Two Commercial Fishing Companies Cited for Fishing Violations
- LWFC Passes NOI to Modify Rules for Menhaden Fishery
- Louisiana Shrimp Watch
- The Gumbo Pot – Cream of Oyster Soup
- view the October 2023 issue
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September 2023
- Chasing Tripletail
- Louisiana Breaks Ground on Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion
- LDWF Now Accepting Applications for Two Fall Women’s Fishing 101 Workshops
- National Hunting and Fishing Day
- NOAA Fisheries Delivers Report to Congress on Improving International Fisheries Management
- Louisiana Shrimp Watch
- The Gumbo Pot – Shrimp and Andouille Pot Pie
- view the September 2023 issue
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August 2023
- Greetings from the New Fisheries Specialist
- Louisiana Receives $58 Million Federal Grant from 2019 Flood Disaster
- Equipment Modernization Grant Program open for Applications
- Notice of Intent Modifying Spotted Seatrout Size and Bag Limits
- The Gumbo Pot – Crispy Fish Tacos
- view the August 2023 issue
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July 2023
- New Specialist coming to Louisiana Sea Grant and Lagniappe
- FAD Buoy in Gulf of Mexico
- Fall Inshore Shrimp Season
- Notice of Intent to Modify Red Drum Size and Bag Limits
- Pilot Project to Test Stocking of Hatchery-Raised Red Drum
- Louisiana Shrimp Watch
- LDWF Plans Six Crab Trap Closures Along Louisiana Coast for 2024
- The Gumbo Pot – Warm Crab Dip with Four Cheeses
- view the July 2023 issue
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June 2023
- Louisiana’s Fishing Disaster Determination Wins Federal Support
- Private Recreational Red Snapper Landing Estimates Through June 11, 2023
- Final Rule to Increase Red Snapper Catch Limits in the Gulf of Mexico
- Commercial Season for Greater Amberjack
- Revisions to Gulf of Mexico Greater Amberjack
- Louisiana Inshore Shrimp Season
- Commercial Clam Project
- Louisiana Shrimp Watch
- The Gumbo Pot – Blackened Red Snapper with Corn Relish
- view the June 2023 issue
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May 2023
- Louisiana Master Naturalist Program Marks 10 Years
- Current Fishery Related Bills for the 2023 Louisiana Legislative Session
- Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Recreational For-Hire Season
- Houseboat Owners and Registration Requirements
- Recreational Gag Grouper State, Federal Fishing Season to Remain Closed
- Important Dates and Upcoming Events
- Louisiana Shrimp Watch
- The Gumbo Pot – Galatoire’s Crabmeat Omelet Breakfast/Brunch
- view the May 2023 issue
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