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News: 2004

Commercial Fishing for Shallow-Water Grouper Closes in Louisiana Waters
Posted: 12/6/04

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission passed a declaration of emergency at its December 2 meeting to close the commercial fishery for shallow-water grouper (red, black, gag, yellowfin, scamp and yellowmouth groupers as well as rock hind and red hind), as requested by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). NMFS and the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council requested consistent regulations for Louisiana waters.

Regulations for the shallow-water grouper fishery in the Gulf of Mexico include a commercial quota. Based on reported landings, NMFS closed the shallow-water grouper commercial fishery in federal waters off Louisiana, and requested that the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enact compatible rules.

Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission closed the commercial season for shallow-water groupers in Louisiana waters from 12:01 a.m. on December 3, 2004, until 12:01 a.m. January 1, 2005.

The commission also authorized LDWF Secretary Dwight Landreneau to change or modify opening and closing dates for commercial shallow-water grouper seasons in Louisiana waters to comply with changes or modifications in season dates in federal waters. The commission's actions ensure that regulations in state waters will mirror regulations of NMFS for federally managed waters.

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