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Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Agents seize catch from illegal shrimper
The inshore shrimp season closed across most of the Louisiana coast on July 3, but the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says that was just a formality to one Buras man. Department enforcement agents say they caught ., 32, using skimmers to catch shrimp Tuesday. The agents seized and sold 1,413 pounds of shrimp, the department said. Agents were in the area in response to complaints they had received of illegal shrimping taking place near Buras, the department reported in a news release Wednesday. Read the rest here 13:18