14 2017 Louisiana Fishing Regulations
GENERAL INFORMATION
HOW TO MEASURE YOUR FISH
hƐĞƚŚĞƐĞŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐƚŽŵĞĂƐƵƌĞĂĮƐŚĐŽƌƌĞĐƚůLJ;ƌĞĨĞƌƚŽ/ůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐͿ͗
1. WůĂĐĞƚŚĞĮƐŚŽŶŝƚƐƐŝĚĞŽŶĂŇĂƚďŽĂƌĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞũĂǁĐůŽƐĞĚ͘
2. Total Length - DĞĂƐƵƌĞŝŶĂƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƚůŝŶĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƟƉŽĨƚŚĞƐŶŽƵƚƚŽƚŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞƟƉ
ŽĨƚŚĞƚĂŝůĮŶ͘ĚũƵƐƚƚŚĞƚĂŝůďLJƌŽƚĂƟŶŐ;džĂŵƉůĞϭͿŽƌďLJƐƋƵĞĞnjŝŶŐ;Example 2ͿƚŽ
ŽďƚĂŝŶƚŚĞŵĂdžŝŵƵŵůĞŶŐƚŚŽĨƚŚĞĮƐŚ;/ůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶϭͿ͘
3. Fork Length - DĞĂƐƵƌĞŝŶĂƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƚůŝŶĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƟƉŽĨƚŚĞƐŶŽƵƚƚŽƚŚĞĨŽƌŬŽĨƚŚĞ
ƚĂŝů;/ůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶϮͿ͘
4. Lower Jaw Fork Length - DĞĂƐƵƌĞ ŝŶ Ă ƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƚ ůŝŶĞ ƚŚĞ ůĞŶŐƚŚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƟƉ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ
ůŽǁĞƌũĂǁƚŽƚŚĞĨŽƌŬŽĨƚŚĞƚĂŝů;/ůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶϯͿ͘
5. Curved Fork Length - DĞĂƐƵƌĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƟƉŽĨƚŚĞƵƉƉĞƌũĂǁƚŽĨŽƌŬŽĨƚĂŝůŵĞĂƐƵƌĞĚ
ĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶƚŽƵƌŽĨƚŚĞŵŝĚĚůĞŽĨƚŚĞďŽĚLJ;/ůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶϰͿ͘
6. Carcass Length – DĞĂƐƵƌĞƚŚĞĐƵƌǀĞĨƌŽŵƉŽƐƚĞƌŝŽƌĞĚŐĞŽĨŐŝůůŽƉĞŶŝŶŐƚŽĂŶƚĞƌŝŽƌ
ƉŽƌƟŽŶŽĨĐĂƵĚĂůŬĞĞů;/ůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶϰͿ͘
Illustration 1
Example 1. Rotating
Example 2. Squeezing
First Dorsal Fin
Second Dorsal Fin
Finlets
Precaudal
Notch
Caudal
Tail Fin
Anal Fin
Lateral Line
Pectoral Fin
Total Length
First
Dorsal Fin
Second Dorsal Fin
Pelvic Fin
Total Length
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