La. shrimp task force meeting May 1

The Louisiana Shrimp Task Force is holding a public meeting May 1 in Houma, La. Among business is the STF’s federal shrimp permit report; updates from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries on its Nearshore Reef Planning Proposal and Shrimp Bycatch Study. Additional presentations will be on the 2019 Spring Shrimp Season; Vermillion Bay Shrimp Landings; Shrimp industry drone purchase and enforcement; and from Dr. Robert Twilley on Louisiana’s Seafood Future Initiative. Dr. Twilley is a professor with the Department of Oceanography and Coastal Science at LSU, and executive director of the Louisiana Sea Grant College Program. The meeting begins at 10 a.m. in the Terrebonne (Parish) Council Meeting Room in Houma. The meeting is held in compliance with Louisiana’s Open Meetings Law. (Source: LDWF 04/25/19) Those interested can listed to the meeting via webinar. Register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5137569634219683329