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The Louisiana Fishing Enhancement Act (1986) led to the adoption of the Artificial Reef Plan in 1987 that included the Louisiana Inshore and Nearshore Artificial Reef Plan. [4] Louisiana was the first state to create an artificial reef program. The gulf coast states of Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and Texas have Rigs-to-Reef programs. [5]
Louisiana's first wildlife conservation law was passed in 1857. The agency started out in 1872 [1] as an Oyster Fishing Regulatory Board, with many more oyster regulations following in the 1880s. In 1909 a more formal body was created and given the task of overseeing wildlife and fisheries conservation in Louisiana.
Nesting areas of the Red-cockaded woodpeckers are still subject to protection by the State of Louisiana and the LDWF under current laws and rules and regulations. [ 19 ] Ben's Creek Wildlife Management Area in Washington Parish , with 13,044-acres (since 1987), was removed as a free-lease so the public can no longer use the property.
On Black-Clear Lake, Bruin, Caddo Lake, Chicot Lake, Lake D’Arbonne, Lake Lafourche, Lake St. Joseph, Prairie Lake, and Lake Bruin: You may set no more than 150 commercial hooks per trotline.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has declared that new restrictions on Red Drum size and daily catch limits will be enforced starting June 20. The new regulations are: Daily ...
Norfork Lake covers 22,000 acres (8,900 ha) with more than 550 miles (890 km) of shoreline. Most of the lake lies within Baxter County, Arkansas, with its Northernmost portion in Ozark County, Missouri. Bass, crappie, walleye, catfish, and bream are all found on the lake with almost all other varieties of fresh water game fish.
On top of this, year-round catch and release regulations remain on parts of many waters, including the upper Delaware River system, West Canada Creek in the Trenton Falls area, parts of Oatka ...
The Norfork Tailwater is the segment of the North Fork River below Norfork Dam in north central Arkansas. The Norfork Tailwater is about 4.8 miles (7.7 km) long and stretches from the dam below Lake Norfork to the White River at Norfork. The community of Salesville lies approximately 1.5 miles west of the dam on Arkansas Highway 177.