04-04-2004, 02:18 AM
COMMERCIAL KING MACKEREL SEASON SET BY L.W.F.C.
The 2003 commercial king mackerel season for Louisiana waters was set by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. At their January 9 meeting, the commission approved a declaration of emergency proposed by the Marine Fisheries Division of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries that sets the season to open at 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 2003. The season is set to remain open until the commercial quota for the western Gulf of Mexico is harvested or projected to be harvested.
The declaration of emergency also authorizes LDWF Secretary James H. Jenkins Jr. to close the season and re-open the season to coincide with season dates in federal waters, as set by the National Marine Fisheries Service. This is done to enhance the effectiveness and enforceability of regulations.
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The 2003 commercial king mackerel season for Louisiana waters was set by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission. At their January 9 meeting, the commission approved a declaration of emergency proposed by the Marine Fisheries Division of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries that sets the season to open at 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 2003. The season is set to remain open until the commercial quota for the western Gulf of Mexico is harvested or projected to be harvested.
The declaration of emergency also authorizes LDWF Secretary James H. Jenkins Jr. to close the season and re-open the season to coincide with season dates in federal waters, as set by the National Marine Fisheries Service. This is done to enhance the effectiveness and enforceability of regulations.
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