NOAA Reopens More than 5,000 Square Miles of Federal Waters Just in Time for Red Snapper Season

10/01/2010

Today the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced the reopening of 5,628 square miles of Gulf federal waters west of the Mississippi River to commercial and recreational fishing. This reopening accompanies the start of a special recreational red snapper season announced by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) just last week.

Read the full article here… http://web.wlf.la.gov/taxonomy/term/347/0