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COMMISSION SETS COMMERCIAL KING MACKEREL SEASON - FishNews - 01-05-2007
A declaration of emergency setting the 2007 commercial fishing season for king mackerel was issued by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission at their Jan. 4, 2007 meeting. The commercial fishing season for king mackerel in Louisiana state waters will open at 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 2007, and will remain open until the 2007 commercial quota for the western Gulf of Mexico is harvested or projected to be harvested.
The commission also authorized Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Bryant O. Hammett Jr. to close the commercial king mackerel season in Louisiana waters and re-open the commercial season to coincide with season dates in federal waters. The commission's actions ensure that regulations in Louisiana state waters will mirror regulations of federally managed waters. The National Marine Fisheries Service and the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council cooperatively manage king mackerel in federal waters off the coast of Louisiana, and consistent regulations enhance effectiveness and enforceability of those rules.
For more information, contact Harry Blanchet at 225-765-2889 or hblanchet@wlf.louisiana.gov.
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