LDWF: No plans to increase daily red snapper limit for remainder of state season - Louisiana Sportsman
--> With the closing on Wednesday of the 10-day federal recreational red snapper season in the Gulf of Mexico, the state currently has no plans to increase the daily snapper limit in Louisiana waters, according to the head of fisheries. Randy Pausina, with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, said the ongoing real-time harvest tracking through the LA Creel program indicates the current two-fish limit will probably extend the state season into December and come very... “But I don’t think that’s going to happen, and I think it’s less confusing to leave it at two fish and fish the season out. A news release from LDWF last week showed NOAA Fisheries data indicated only 3. 8 million pounds of snapper were harvested by recreational anglers in the Gulf in 2014, 28 percent below the recreational quota of 5. 39 million pounds. “That’s because they just have to be so conservative and they’re so scared because their program isn’t designed for real time counts for a recreational fishery with a quota, and they have to be ultra-conservative for fear of over-harvesting,”... “We’re going to do it right, and we’re not going to harvest more than we need to. ”. Pausina said he wouldn’t get a feel for how the 10-day federal season went in Louisiana until late. Source: www.louisianasportsman.com
