Commission
Sets Commercial King Mackerel Season
Posted:
1/5/05
The Louisiana Wildlife
and Fisheries Commission issued a declaration of emergency
at its Jan. 4 meeting, setting the 2005 commercial fishing
season for king mackerel. The commercial fishing season for
king mackerel in Louisiana state waters will open at 12:01
a.m. July 1, 2005, and will remain open until the 2005 commercial
quota for the western Gulf of Mexico is harvested or projected
to be harvested.
The Commission
also authorized Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Secretary Dwight Landreneau to close the commercial king mackerel
season in Louisiana waters and reopen the commercial season
to coincide with season dates in federal waters. The commission's
actions ensure that regulations in Louisiana state waters
will mirror regulations of federally managed waters. The National
Marine Fisheries Service and the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council cooperatively manage king mackerel in federal waters
off the coast of Louisiana. Consistent regulations enhance
effectiveness and enforceability of those rules.
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