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TOP STORY - August 20, 2010
LWF Commission reopens all recreational finfishing in all state waters The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission rebuffed the agreement the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries that allowed federal officials to dictate state recreational fishing closures by reopening all state waters immediately during a special meeting today (Aug. 20). Read full article
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EDITORIAL: LWF Commission should 'take LDWF to the woodshed,' override latest recreational fisheries closures - August 17, 2010 My father had a simple rule when I was growing up: When he gave instructions, he didn’t repeat himself – without some physical reinforcement that made it uncomfortable to sit down. It seems those making decisions at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are in need of some of my good old dad’s style of education.
Federal agreement, not science behind new recreational closures, LDWF official says - August 16, 2010 Anglers rejoiced when the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission overrode almost all recreational inshore fishing closures in July, and it seemed the panel’s directions to the agency it oversees was clear: no closures that weren’t called for by science or the presence of heavy oil.
No change in recreational fishing closures, openings promised - August 5, 2010 Three weeks after most fishing closures enacted in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill were overturned by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, there still are numerous areas closed to recreational anglers – and that didn’t change during today’s (Aug. 5) commission meeting.
Recreational fishing reopens at mouth of Mississippi River - July 29, 2010 Recreational fishing reopens at the mouth of the Mississippi River today at 6 p.m., the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness announced. The area has been closed since early May when oil from the destroyed BP Deepwater Horizon began making landfall.
BP oil spill not set to put off waterfowl hunting at this time, LDWF says - July 16, 2010 The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will hold six meetings between July 26 and Aug. 3 across the coastal region to address concerns of waterfowl hunters about potental impacts of oil in coastal marshes and the upcoming hunting season.
Most Louisiana recreational fishing reopens for first time since BP oil spill - July 14, 2010 For the past three months, Louisiana’s recreational anglers have had to surf Internet sites and study maps with their GPS units in hand to determine if they could legally fish their favorite areas.
Those days, for the most part, have come to an end.
Called Beshel's Marina to find out how the Fishing reports were lately. Report was that it's a day by day situation. No live shrimp available right now.
CHALMETTE, La. (AP) — Thousands of dead fish have been found floating at the mouth of a shipping channel that connects the Port of New Orleans with the Gulf of Mexico.
Da ole man an I we decided to go an put out the ole grab bag yesterday night(da trawl). We caughts some nice shwimps but when we gots home wit dem they had dat rainbow sheen in de water when we clean ... Read the full report
Hey guys i dont know how true this is but i heard some crazy things from some of my customers who are on the water working the spill. My buddy told me today that bp told them to stop finding oil and j ... Read the full report
bp claims??? i think bp wants to make every frustrated person who has filed a claim, even more frustrated by making them file a claim again, so hopefully , they just give up and quit, so bp can save a ... Read the full report
Are the crabs from Lake Borgne safe to eat? If I have a recreational 10 crab trap license can I keep and eat the crabs I catch? If so, then why is the commercial crabbing still closed? Why are my c ... Read the full report
All recreational finfishing has been reopened in state waters - with no closures due to the oil spill. That means you can go where you want and make your own decisions.
A motion has just been made to immediately reopen ALL state waters to recreational finfish fishing. This would not cover recreational shrimping and crabbing.
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Can we get a thread to focus on the mitigations efforts at hand which will help to alleviate some of the uncertainties of this oil spill in an organized fashion? Mike has done a great job in keeping ... Read the full report
BP finally gave up attempts to stem the flow of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill with the so-called top kill, and the company’s spokesman said in a press conference there is no guarantee the next step ... Read the full report
The so-called “top kill” operation aimed at shutting off the flow of oil at the site of the wrecked Deepwater Horizon rig has been successful, the Los Angeles Times quoted U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Tha ... Read the full report
Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration (OCPR) officials opened the Davis Pond freshwater diversion in St. Charles Parish to full capacity (10,650 cubic feet per second) at 8:30 a.m. Mo ... Read the full report
I have been sitting in the river with 10 loaded barges of limestone for the Barataria bay passes for 4 days now.
We brought these barges down from western Kentucky, arriving in N.O. on Monday and whe ... Read the full report
Fishing closures on the east side of the Mississippi River were expanded dramatically this morning (July 5) by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, which shut down all fishing in Lake B ... Read the full report
I know these guys are smarter than I am so please somebody tell me why you would start cutting the pipe from the bottom? Does it have tension on both ends?
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New Capping stack is closed. No oil escaping into the gulf from the well as of right now. Unclear at this point what will happen in a day or so. This is a well integrity test they are running. The pre ... Read the full report
The so-called “top kill” operation aimed at shutting off the flow of oil at the site of the wrecked Deepwater Horizon rig has been successful, the Los Angeles Times quoted U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Tha ... Read the full report
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission voted on a split 4-3 vote to immediately rescind the provision allowing catch and release fishing in closed areas.
Reopening fishing throughout the state's coastal waters is the sole item on the agenda of a special meeting of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission that will be held tomorrow at 4 p.m.
Linda Faulk talks about why she disagrees with the catch-and-release policy proposed by the LDWF at the commission meeting on 7-8-10. ... Read the full report
Just want to take a quick poll of everyone who frequents this site.
How many of you out there see what is going on with this oil spill and say to yourself, 'This thing is worse than Katrina when i ... Read the full report
The lastest story on the oil spill page will make you wonder why we can't fish in much of the Louisiana coast, since there's no evidence of contaminated fish.
If you are a charter captain, or any other commercial fisherman that does NOT have legal councel going into this BP Blowout and pending devastation of our whole fishery here in SE Louisiana, you are w ... Read the full report
