Gulf Council Backs Pilot Program for Louisiana to Manage Red Snapper Fishery for 3 Years
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Times-Picayune] by Todd Masson - May 9, 2017
The head of the Fisheries Division of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on Thursday told the board that regulates his agency he's optimistic Louisiana may get to manage red snapper in federal waters off the state's coast in 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Patrick Banks updated the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission about a proposal he made to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council that would establish a pilot program allowing Louisiana to manage red-snapper stocks in both state and federal waters off its coast for three years...
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