Category Archives: Seafood

Setting Louisiana’s shrimp seasons

News Column: COASTAL CURRENTS Submitted: April 10, 2013 Alan Matherne, Coastal & Fisheries Outreach Specialist Terrebonne, Lafourche, and Assumption Parishes; LSU AgCenter/Sea Grant Setting Louisiana’s shrimp seasons Ever wonder how they set the opening date for our spring inshore brown … Continue reading

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Producing Crawfish 2013

Crawfish farmers and others interested in crawfish aquaculture may want to attend an educational program on Thursday, March 21, 2013. Beginning at 6:00 PM, crawfish production experts will discuss crawfish production & management practices, water quality & aeration systems, forages … Continue reading

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24th annual Louisiana Oyster Industry Convention

Louisiana Oyster Industry Convention Saturday, April 13, 2013 LDWF Research Laboratory Sea Grant Oyster Hatchery 195 Ludwig Annex Grand Isle, Louisiana The convention is the annual forum to bring the Louisiana oyster community together to discuss important issues, to make … Continue reading

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Louisiana Seafood Academy Training

Upcoming Louisiana Seafood Academy Dates: Delcambre Louisiana Seafood Academy – March 5 & 6, with Dock Day March 19 — Shrimp Festival Building, 8 AM – 12:30 PM & 8 AM – 1:30 PM (lunch included) SouthShore Louisiana Seafood Academy … Continue reading

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Louisiana fisheries summit

News Column: COASTAL CURRENTS Submitted: February 13, 2013 Alan Matherne, Coastal & Fisheries Outreach Specialist Terrebonne, Lafourche, and Assumption Parishes; LSU AgCenter / LA Sea Grant Louisiana fisheries summit Louisiana Fisheries 2013 is a summit for the Louisiana commercial fishing … Continue reading

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Small business training course

Commercial fishermen, guides, and other fisheries and seafood industry business people may be interested in this … From Options for Independence. Options For Independence is offering a Small Business Training Course for Project Learn LaTerre GED graduates. This course will … Continue reading

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Farm, fish, and artisan markets

News Column: COASTAL CURRENTS Submitted: October 24, 2012 Alan Matherne, Coastal & Fisheries Outreach Agent Terrebonne, Lafourche, and Assumption Parishes; LSU AgCenter/Sea Grant Farm, fish, and artisan markets Two new “farmer’s markets” have opened for business this year in the … Continue reading

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Louisiana Direct Seafood: Seafood Academy videos

A series of educational videos developed as part of the Louisiana Direct Seafood Program are now available online at http://louisianadirectseafood.com/marketing-videos. They are very informative and cover topics in the following categories: * Selling Direct & Marketing * Business Organizations * … Continue reading

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Lafourche Central Market opens for business Saturday

Lafourche Central Market, located at 4484 LA Hwy 1 in Raceland, is an open-air pavilion equipped with about 30 booths for local farmers, fishermen, and artisans to sell their wares. It will be open from 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon … Continue reading

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Highly Migratory Species (HMS) electronic dealer reporting

The following is from an email from Jackie Wilson (jackie.wilson@noaa.gov), Fisheries Management Specialist, HMS Management Division, NMFS (Wednesday, August 08, 2012 11:29). … here is an electronic copy of the final rule that published today regarding the electronic dealer reporting … Continue reading

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