Louisiana May Give Exempted Fishing Permit to Recreational Anglers to Overturn Closed Federal Season
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Advocate] BY JOE MACALUSO - January 8, 2018
Louisiana’s recreational fishermen planning to head off the state’s coast in search of red snapper likely will have three new letters in their angling alphabet — E-F-P – Exempted Fishing Permit.
It’s this new federal directive to all five Gulf States that will likely guide recreational fishermen through what could be a red snapper season similar to the extended season of 2017.
This new EFP was outlined by state fisheries biologist Myron Fischer during Thursday’s Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission monthly meeting.
Fischer and staff began work on this program more...
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