Most of Louisiana's inshore shrimp season will close on July 21
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by Michael Ramsingh - July 18, 2014
Another round of closures will see most of Louisiana's inshore shrimp fishing areas shut down until at least the fall.
As of 6 a.m. Monday July 21, shrimp fishing will be closed in Mermentau, Calcasieu and Sabine Rivers Basins extending from the western shore of Freshwater Bayou Canal westward to the Louisiana/Texas state line and in Lake Borgne located in the Lake Pontchartrain Basin. Breton and Chandeloeur Sounds and a portion of Mississippi Sound will remain opened.
Fishery officials with the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission decided to shut down the season after...
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