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LOUISIANA MARINE RECREATIONAL LICENSES

Learn about Louisiana's marine recreational license types, requirements, data collection methods, and exemptions. Understand how recreational landings data is gathered. Includes additional notes on survey participation and success rates.

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LOUISIANA MARINE RECREATIONAL LICENSES

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  1. LOUISIANA MARINE RECREATIONAL LICENSES LA license requirements for recreational fishermen and recreational for-hire vessels. Types of data collected for each type of license How we collect recreational landings data Additional notes

  2. Louisiana Recreational Fishing License Types, Exemptions, & Data Collected

  3. How we collect recreational landings data • Participate in MRFSS– agency personnel act as dockside surveyors, validate interview information • Participate in review of preliminary estimates from state summaries • Phone and intercept portions of charter vessel survey (captains holding HMS and reef fish permits required to report – others report voluntarily)

  4. Additional Notes • Dockside refusal rate for MRFSS intercept <3% in previous year • Charter telephone successful contact rate averages 60% • The final disposition of the remaining 40% non-contact • 12% answering machine • 12% not in service (based on 2006 numbers) • 6% were ineligible (no charter fishing) • 4% were not available • 2% no answer • 1% refusal to participate • 2005 was an unusual year

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