07/01/2026
Shrimp Season coming to an end!
๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฃ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ก ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ
The ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ, in all Louisiana waters from the Mississippi/Louisiana state line westward to the Louisiana/Texas state line.
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๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ (๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป):
โข The open waters of Breton and Chandeleur sounds as bounded by the double-rig line described in R.S. 56:495.1(A)2
โข All state outside waters seaward of the Inside/Outside Shrimp Line as described in LAC 76:VII.370.
Recent LDWF sampling shows an increase in small, juvenile white shrimp in these waters. Closing inside waters helps protect these developing shrimp so they can grow into larger, more marketable sizes. Remaining open areas will continue to be monitored and may be closed if biologically necessary.
โ๏ธ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐:
โข Saltwater white shrimp size restriction: ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ (๐ผ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ) ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ in both inside and outside waters
โข This size restriction applies to the taking or possession of such shrimp aboard a vessel, EXCEPT from Oct. 15 through the third Monday in December, when there is no possession count on saltwater white shrimp, taken or possessed.
โข If more than 50% of total saltwater shrimp taken or possessed by weight are seabobs or brown shrimp, undersized white shrimp may not exceed 10% by weight
โข If compliance issues develop, remaining open areas will be closed.
๐ See the closure map or visit the LDWF shrimp season webpage for current updates: https://buff.ly/8ZI6MTT
๐ Questions? Contact Konner Lockfield at (504) 286-4184 or [email protected]