LWFC Moves Forward with Monthly Commercial Menhaden Reporting Requirements

At the September 1 meeting, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) passed a notice which will require commercial menhaden reduction fisheries to include fishermens’ vessels, location and date caught, estimated harvest volume and length measurements monthly. Menhaden are small silvery fish that possess a black spot behind their gill opening. According to the National…

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