Louisiana Closing Season for Commercial Greater Amberjack Harvesting

Louisiana Closing Season for Commercial Greater Amberjack Harvesting

Source: Associated Press

6/22/2023

The commercial fishing season for greater amberjack in Louisiana waters is coming to an end Friday.

State wildlife officials said in a news release that the commercial season for the fish ends at midnight Friday. It will reopen Jan. 1.

The state says the closure follows the June 18 closure of federal Gulf of Mexico waters for commercial harvest of greater amberjack, with the annual harvest limit of 101,000 pounds having been met.

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