Commercial
Fishing for Red Snapper Remains Closed
Posted:
9/1/04
The spring
commercial fishery for red snapper in Louisiana waters that
closed on August 10, 2004, will remain closed until the opening
of the fall commercial red snapper season on October 1.
The decision
was made by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
following notification by the National Marine Fisheries Service
that the federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico will not re-open
for the September 1-10 time period, since the commercial red
snapper quota for the spring season is projected to have been
taken. These actions provide consistent commercial red snapper
season regulations between state and adjacent federal waters.
All commercial
harvest, possession, purchase, barter, trade, sale or attempts
to purchase, barter, trade or sell red snapper is prohibited
until noon, October 1, 2004. The prohibition on sale/prohibition
of red snapper during the closure does not apply to red snapper
that were harvested, landed ashore and sold prior to the effective
date of the closure and were held in cold storage by a dealer
or processor provided appropriate records in accordance with
R.S. 56:306.5 and 56:306.6 are properly maintained.
For more
information contact Harry Blanchet at 225/765-2366 or hblanchet@wlf.louisiana.gov.
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