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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Hutchinson Creek Wildlife Management Area St. Helena: 129 Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries J. C. "Sonny" Gilbert Wildlife Management Area (former Sicily Island Hills WMA) [13] Catahoula Parish 7,524 Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries: John Franks Wildlife Management Area Caddo
This waterway is known for fishing, boating, and duck hunting. Among the fish caught in Old River, crappie (known as sac-a-lait in southern Louisiana) [2] are probably the most sought after. Other fish species include bluegill, largemouth bass, several species of catfish, largemouth buffalo, and the endangered paddlefish.
The prime fishing season is during the Summer. [6] [4] The city of New Orleans itself was founded in 1718 and the Sound has served it for over 300 years. [5] However, fishing was banned across the Gulf Coast for a period of time after the 2010 oil spill, causing the industry to temporarily die out. Oil Spill Fishery Closure Map
Example of land loss in coastal Louisiana between 1932 and 2011; detail of Port Fourchon area. Coastal erosion in Louisiana is the process of steady depletion of wetlands along the state's coastline in marshes, swamps, and barrier islands, particularly affecting the alluvial basin surrounding the mouth of the Mississippi River.
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Atchafalaya Basin. The wetlands of Louisiana are water-saturated coastal and swamp regions of southern Louisiana, often called "Bayou".. The Louisiana coastal zone stretches from the border of Texas to the Mississippi line [1] and comprises two wetland-dominated ecosystems, the Deltaic Plain of the Mississippi River (unit 1, 2, and 3) and the closely linked Chenier Plain (unit 4). [2]
The fauna of Louisiana is characterized by the region's low swamplands, bayous, creeks, woodlands, coastal marshlands and beaches, and barrier islands covering an estimated 20,000 square miles (52,000 square kilometers), corresponding to 40 percent of Louisiana's total land area.
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