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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.
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I unabashedly support the concept of open government. I wish more politicians felt the same way and understood why it's so important. Take for instance the latest opinion from Louisiana Attorney General James "Buddy" Caldwell. On April 13, Caldwell responded to a request for an opinion from Robert Barham, Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries secretary, about whether personal emails on state-owned equipment are public records.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
