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Louisiana’s Commercial and Recreational Coastal Fisheries

Louisiana’s Commercial and Recreational Coastal Fisheries. Louisiana’s Commercial and Recreational Coastal Fisheries. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Saltwater Commercial Fishing. Louisiana is second only to Alaska in commercial fisheries landings.

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Louisiana’s Commercial and Recreational Coastal Fisheries

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  1. Louisiana’s Commercial and Recreational Coastal Fisheries Louisiana’s Commercial and Recreational Coastal Fisheries Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

  2. Saltwater Commercial Fishing • Louisiana is second only to Alaska in commercial fisheries landings. • Three of Louisiana’s commercial fishing ports are in the top ten landings ports for the United States: Empire-Venice, Intracoastal City, and Cameron. • One of out every 70 jobs in Louisiana can be attributed to commercial fisheries (Southwick 2006).

  3. Saltwater Commercial Fishing

  4. LOUISIANA LANDINGS AND VALUE OF SALTWATER SPECIES IN 2006

  5. Saltwater Recreational Fishing

  6. Saltwater Recreational Fishing • Louisiana is second only to Florida in recreational harvest among states surveyed by NOAA Fisheries’ recreational creel survey. According to data collected by NOAA in 2006, 19% of saltwater recreational fishing trips occurred in Louisiana.

  7. Coastal Freshwater Recreational Fishing • A survey of freshwater anglers indicated that 17% of all angler days were spent fishing in the coastal marsh, and that 17% of angler days spent specifically targeting largemouth bass were spent in the coastal marsh (Kelso et al. 1999).

  8. Fishing in Coastal Louisiana

  9. ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF SALTWATER FISHERIES IN LOUISIANA IN 2006

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