Fall La. inshore shrimp season set

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission set Aug. 5 as the opening date for the fall inshore shrimp season based on information provided by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries biologists. The portion of state inside waters from the Mississippi/Louisiana state line westward to the Atchafalaya River Ship Channel at Eugene Island as delineated by the red Channel Buoy Line to open at 6 p.m. Aug. 5; state inside waters from the Atchafalaya River Ship Channel at Eugene Island as delineated by the red Channel Buoy Line westward to the western shore of Freshwater Bayou to open at 6 a.m. Aug. 5; and the portion of state inside waters from the western shore of Freshwater Bayou westward to the Louisiana/Texas state line to open at 6 Aug. 5 (Source: Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries 08/01/19)