Redfish to be stocked in Louisiana waters in first-of-its-kind program

Redfish to be stocked in Louisiana waters in first-of-its-kind program

Source: nola

7/30/2023

Credit: BRAD KEMP

Louisiana’s redfish population is in sharp decline, prompting the state to call for tighter catch restrictions on the highly sought-after species. Officials are now also opening the door to an additional tool that may or may not help: growing them.

The state is in the early days of allowing a small pilot program that will stock hatchery-raised redfish in one area of the coast. The program will be the first of its kind in Louisiana, though it has long been done in other states.

Calcasieu Lake

Acadian redfish

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