Recent work conducted at the University of Louisiana Lafayette has shed new light on a species that has a long fishery history in the state. The river shrimp is well known in the Mississippi, Atchafalaya and Red River systems. It was a common item on New Orleans menus early in the 1900s, but now supports only a limited bait fishery in some areas of Louisiana. River shrimp are still very common in many rivers, and undoubtedly are a major component of riverine ecosystems.

As expected, NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service has published a final rule implementing the approved regulatory actions in Joint Amendment 27 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico, and Amendment 14 to the FMP for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico (Amendment 27/14).

You need to take some precautions during hurricane season if you have a boat moored, docked or stored in a recreational harbor along the Gulf Coast, an LSU AgCenter expert says.

Aquatic weeds are a common problem in recreational ponds. This document discusses aquatic weeds and ways of controling them.