Commission denies Barham authority to open white-shrimp season
July 5, 2015
Gulf of Mexico
In an unusual move, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission denied a request from the agency it manages to grant authority to Sec. Robert Barham to open the inshore white-shrimp season. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries biologist Jeff Marx asked the commission to allow Barham to open the season if agency research showed white shrimp of a marketable size in Louisiana’s marshes before the Aug. 6 commission meeting. Read the rest here 16:49
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