08/15/2026
This Sunday, August 16th, we will be open from 8a-1p in anticipation for the fall shrimp season. Wishing everyone a very prosperous season!
๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ป๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ด. ๐ญ๐ณ! ๐
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has set the opening dates for the ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป in Louisiana state waters.
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๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐น๐ฒ
๐ฆ ๐ฒ ๐ฎ.๐บ., ๐๐๐ด. ๐ญ๐ณ
โช๏ธMississippi/Louisiana state line to the eastern shore of South Pass
โช๏ธAtchafalaya River Ship Channel (Eugene Island) to the Louisiana/Texas state line
๐ฆ ๐ฒ ๐ฝ.๐บ., ๐๐๐ด. ๐ญ๐ณ
โช๏ธEastern shore of South Pass to the Atchafalaya River Ship Channel (Eugene Island)
LDWF biologists have monitored hydrological parameters and conducted samples throughout the stateโs estuarine and nearshore waters to develop recommendations for the opening of the fall shrimp season. LDWF sampling data were used to calculate when white shrimp will reach marketable size.
โ ๏ธ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐:
โช๏ธFederal Turtle Excluder Device (TED) regulations require skimmer net fishermen with vessels less than 40 feet in length to limit tow times. Maximum tow times are 55 minutes from April 1 to October 31 and increase to 75 minutes from November 1 to March 31.
โช๏ธBy law, possession count on saltwater white shrimp for each cargo lot shall average no more than 100 (whole specimens) per pound except during the time period from October 15 through the third Monday in December.
๐บ๏ธ See the season map and current sh*****ng information on the LDWF shrimp season webpage.
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