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FDA and NOAA Agree with LDWF on Sampling in Closed Fishing Areas East of the Mississippi River
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
  Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and National Oceanic Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) concurred with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries' (LDWF) request to begin the process to re-open state waters to commercial fishing currently closed east of the...
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17 Men Plead Guilty To Shrimp Violations On Sabine N.W.R.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division's Special Operations Unit in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) federally charged 17 individuals on May 6 for shrimp violations on the Sabine National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Cameron Parish...
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Birds Saved from Deepwater Horizon Oil Impacts Released at Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area
Friday, August 27, 2010
State and federal biologists today released another 79 birds rehabilitated after rescue from oil impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill along the Louisiana coast. Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in St. Mary Parish was selected by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and...
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Agenda Announced for Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries Commission September Meeting
Thursday, August 26, 2010
The next regular Commission Meeting will be held at 9:30 AM on Thursday, September 2, 2010, in the Louisiana Room at the Wildlife and Fisheries Building, 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, LA. The following items will be discussed: 1. Roll Call 2. Approval of Minutes of July 14, 2010 and August 5,...
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Public Oyster Seed Ground Vessel Permit Appeals Board to Meet
Thursday, August 26, 2010
The Public Oyster Seed Ground Vessel Permit Appeals Board will meet on Friday, August 27, 2010. The meeting will convene at 10:30 a.m. in Suite 200 of the University of New Orleans Advanced Technology Center located at 2021 Lakeshore Drive in New Orleans. Agenda items for the meeting of the Public...
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