Louisiana oyster, shrimp and crab catch in 2014 was valued at $371 million, higher than almost any other time in the fisheries' history, bringing large returns at the dock, according to recently-released state numbers.
While the catch for most of those fisheries was slightly down in volume compared to pre-BP oil spill averages, the figures were well within historic norms everywhere except for oysters' east of the Mississippi River. In that region, fisheries catch continued to remain low despite significant improvements since 2013.
Those are the key conclusions from an analysis of recently-released fisheries data by NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune. The data included Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries figures of catch basin-by-basin and statewide, as well as its value. The analysis compared those 2014 numbers with historic figures.
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