Shrimp Seasons

Shrimp Seasons as of sunset December 20, 2011

• All state inside waters closed except for:

• That portion of Shrimp Management Zone 1 north of the southern shore of the Mississippi  River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) including the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (ICWW) north of the Parish Road Bridge
• The open waters of Breton and Chandeleur Sounds as described the double-rig line in   R.S.56:495.1.(A)2

•  All state outside waters open except for:             

• State outside waters seaward of the inside/outside shrimp line from the U.S. Coast Guard navigational light off the northwest shore of Caillou Boca at 29 degrees 03 minutes 10 seconds north latitude and 90 degrees 50 minutes 27 seconds west longitude westward to Freshwater Bayou Canal at 92 degrees 18 minutes 33 seconds west longitude

Closure dates are determined on an “as needed” basis, based on biological and harvest data.  LDWF will provide a minimum 72-hour public notice before any shrimp season opening or closing becomes effective.