Strong winds and higher-than-normal tides associated with Hurricane Alex, along with the proximity of oil, have resulted in the immediate closure of all fishing in more waters in northern St. Bernard Parish, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported this afternoon (July 2).[…]
Fishing was shut down again in some areas across the Southeast Louisiana coastline as a precaution “due to strong east to southeast winds and higher than normal tides influenced by Hurricane Alex and the proximity of oil in portions of inshore and offshore state waters, ” the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported today (July 1).[…]
Terrebonne Parish canals and bayous leading from 4 Point Landing to Pointe-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area were closed to all boat traffic early this morning (June 29) because of concerns surrounding oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon spill, Terrebonne Parish officials announced.[…]
Even more water in Barataria Bay, Terrebonne and Plaquemines parishes are available for anglers this weekend, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
The western-most portion of the Barataria Basin, along with a stretch of Bayou Lafourche, reopened for fishing today (June 23) at 2:30 p.m., the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
Waters west of Galliano, including Pointe-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area, and a portion of waters south of Cocodrie were reopened for recreational and commercial fishing today just before noon today (June 17) by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
All of Breton Sound and a large portion of Chandeleur Sound reopened for fishing just before 7 p.m. this evening (June 15) after “shoreline cleanup assessment … indicates no oil in these areas,” the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
Waters north of Venice on both sides of the Mississippi River reopened for fishing today (June 14) at about 5:20, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
Another portion of the waters outside Cocodrie re-open to fishing tomorrow (June 12) morning a half hour before sunrise, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
A portion of Breton and Chandeleur sounds and associated state offshore waters reopened just after 8:30 this evening (June 9), the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
Even more waters out of Port Sulphur and Empire have been closed to all fishing as a result of the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill, leaving only a small portion of the area’s marsh west of the Mississippi River remaining open, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported this afternoon (June 8).[…]
More Cocodrie marshes and Vermilion Parish offshore waters reopened for fishing this evening (June 7) by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Waters along the west side of the Mississippi River south of Empire close to fishing today at sunset after oil from the BP spill was confirmed in the area, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
Public officials say concerns about anglers eating seafood are driving fishing closures following the BP oil spill, but not one of the thousands of fish, shellfish, water or sediment samples collected across coastal Louisiana has revealed any contamination, LouisianaSportsman.com has learned.[…]
Yesterday, following a visit to the state’s dredging operations at East Grand Terre, Governor Bobby Jindal announced that the state is executing an emergency contract to immediately begin mobilizing dredges and start work on the six sand-boom segments approved by the White House.[…]
A small portion of state offshore waters in Vermilion Parish closed effective just before 8 p.m. today (June 2), and waters in northeastern St. Bernard Parish reopens for fishing tomorrow (June 3) at sunrise, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]