Louisiana Department Of Wildlife And Fisheries

• Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Exempted Fishing Permit

NMFS announces the receipt of an application for an exempted fishing permit (EFP) from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF). If granted, the EFP would authorize the applicant to collect and retain red snapper that would otherwise be prohibited from possession and retention. This study, to be conducted in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) off Louisiana, is intended to better document the age structure and life history of fish associated with offshore platforms and artificial reefs in Louisiana coastal waters.

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 2960, January 20, 2012
• Notices
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Voisin'S Oyster House, Inc., Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Jesse J. Guidry, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, Defendants-Appellees. No. 85-3673. Summary Calendar., 799 F.2d 183 (5th Cir. 1986)

Duval, Funderburk, Sundbery & Lovell, James M. Funderburk, Houma, La., for plaintiffs-appellants. Donald E. Puckett, Dept. of Wildlife & Fisheries, B...

• Federal Circuits

• Stamp of Approval

Artists enjoy their craft and many choose to enter various competitions to see how their work stacks up against others with similar interests. One of the most popular contests for wildlife artists to enter is the state and federal duck stamp design contests. Each year artists are selected based on their artwork that depict waterfowl in natural settings. A Kansas artist was recently selected as the winner of the 2011 Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp Competition sponsored by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

• The Topeka Capital-Journal
• December 04, 2010

• Vietnamese Fishermen Caught in Communication Breakdown After Oil Spill

Phyong Nguyen, a Jefferson Parish crab fisherman, took his 25- foot boat off the western shore of Plaquemines Parish, near Buras, and caught about $300 worth of crabs Tuesday. That would have doubled the overhead that Nguyen spends on fuel and other supplies every time he goes out to fish. But Nguyen didn't realize the area had been closed off to commercial and recreational fishing. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries ticketed Nguyen and confiscated his catch.

• New Orleans City Business
• May 20, 2010

• Greensburg Salem Grad Aids Birds Soaked in Oil by Gulf Spill

Tim Kimmel watched the oil from the BP platform in the Gulf of Mexico slosh inward onto Grand Island on the Louisiana coast. I was in shock at what I saw," said Kimmel, a 2004 Greensburg Salem graduate and a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries employee who has been helping rescue animals covered or trapped in the oil. "There's a definite odor. You call tell it's oil.

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• July 05, 2010

• Cheap Foreign Product Pinching New Orleans Crab Industry

Louisiana's crab fishermen are still struggling to return to the water almost four years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged their fleet. And for those who are back setting traps at the crack of dawn and hauling in their catch under a scorching sun, the rewards are meager in the face of cheaper product from foreign competition and high operating costs. There were 1,740 crab fishermen in Louisiana in 2004, said Vince Guillory, a biologist manager for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. The number decreased to 1,477 in 2005 and to 1,315 in 2006. Estimates for 2007 put the count at 1,373.

• New Orleans City Business
• July 07, 2009

• If You Can't Beat 'Em, Eat 'Em? Not If It's Asian Carp

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced a campaign last week that they hope will change anglers' perception of the annoying and destructive fish we've all come to know as the Asian carp. They're working with a chef in Baton Rouge to convince Louisiana fishermen that carp are good to eat.

• The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current)
• January 11, 2010

• Patriots' Hill Dies in Boating Accident

NEW ORLEANS -- The body of New England Patriots player Marquise Hill was found Monday, a day after he was reported missing following a jet ski accident on Lake Pontchartrain. Hill's body was discovered by searchers about a quarter of a mile from where the 24-year-old former LSU star and a female companion were involved in the accident, Capt. Brian Clark of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department said.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• May 29, 2007

• Purchase by La. Dept. Of Wildlife and Fisheries Protects 1,700 Acres South of Lake Pontchartrain

A total of 1,700 acres on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain have been protected, thanks to a purchase by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. LDWF bought the land from The Conservation Fund as an addition to Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area. Additional funding came from the state and a federal grant through the North American Wetlands Conservation Act.

• New Orleans City Business
• April 20, 2009

• As Mississippi Floodgates Open, Cajun Country Residents Clear Out: ; Water Could Be 20 Feet Deep in Weeks to Come

KROTZ SPRINGS, La. - Deputies warned people Sunday to get out as Mississippi River water gushing from a floodgate for the first time in four decades crept ever closer to communities in Louisiana Cajun country, slowly filling a river basin like a giant bathtub. Most residents heeded the warnings and headed for higher ground, even in places where there hasn't been so much as a trickle, hopeful that the flooding engineered to protect New Orleans and Baton Rouge would be merciful to their way of life.

...Col. Joey Broussard of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. An electronic sign on I...

• Charleston Gazette
• May 18, 2011