Category Archives: Conservation

What do you do with shoreline protection structure no longer needed? If it’s hard structure like concrete or wire cages, then one application is reefs. Oysters, barnacles, and many other crustaceans find this stuff to be great real estate… a … Continue reading →

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has released an online web-based survey to gather public input on Red Drum (redfish) management options. LDWF is exploring management options for redfish, which based on recent studies, is in jeopardy of … Continue reading →

At last Thursday’s monthly meeting of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC), LDWF marine fisheries biologist Jason Adriance gave the most recent assessment on red drum stocks in the state.  The report summarized that, while spawning stocks of redfish … Continue reading →

Yesterday at their October meeting, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopted a Notice of Intent (NOI) to change speckled trout regulations. Current: 12-inch minimum size / 25 daily bag limit Proposed: 13.5-inch minimum size / 15 daily bag limit … Continue reading →

At their upcoming monthly meeting on Thursday, October 6, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission will consider a Notice of Intent (NOI) to modify limits on speckled trout. Currently the daily bag limit is 25 fish with a 12 inch … Continue reading →

Congressman Andrew Clyde of Georgia has introduced House Resolution 8167 this session. Omninously entitled “Return our Constituitional Rights Act of 2022”, the bill was intended to eliminate the federal excise tax on firearms. Whether intended or not, it also calls … Continue reading →

The saga to protect one of the ocean’s most valuable forage species continues this Spring in the Louisiana Legislature. CCA Louisiana, The Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, and many other conservation groups – including the FFI Gulf Coast Council – are … Continue reading →

FFI members and other conservationists in coastal Alabama have an opportunity to help preserve estuary areas vital to marine fisheries. On May 5th, the Board of Trustees of Alabama Forever Wild Trust will hold their quarterly meeting at the L.D. … Continue reading →

At the March meeting of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting, the body adopted a Notice of Intent (NOI) to set an annual closed season for the recreational and commercial harvest of Southern Flounder from October 15th through November … Continue reading →