Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Charlie Melancon announced a closure of the fall shrimp season in remaining state inside waters and in a portion of state outside waters effective Monday, January 25, 2016 at official sunset.
Specifically, those waters that will close to shrimping include:
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Lake Pontchartrain, Chef Menteur and Rigolets Passes, Lake Borgne, Mississippi Sound, and the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO)
- The portion of state outside waters extending a distance of 3 nautical miles seaward of the inside/outside shrimp line from the northwest shore of Caillou Boca at -90 degrees 50 minutes 27 seconds west longitude westward to the western shore of Freshwater Bayou Canal at -92 degrees 18 minutes 33 seconds west longitude
The following state waters will remain open to shrimping until further notice:
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