30 2017 Louisiana Fishing Regulations
SALTWATER FISHING
HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES
5
Size Limit
Bag & Possession Limit
MARLIN
6
BLUE MARLIN:
99” min lower jaw fork length
No Bag or Possession Limit
WHITE MARLIN:
66” min lower jaw fork length
SAILFISH
6
63” min lower jaw fork length No Bag or Possession Limit
SHARK
7
ATLANTIC SHARPNOSE &
BONNETHEAD SHARK
7
:
None
1 daily per person -
possession. All shark harvest
prohibited from April 1 - June
30
OTHER SHARKS (EXCEPT
Prohibited silky and sandbar)
7
:
54” min fork length
1 in aggregate per vessel per
trip - possession. No silky or
sandbar sharks. No prohibited
species. All shark harvest prohibited from April 1 - June 30.
(See complete list of
Prohibited Sharks on page 25)
SWORDFISH
8
29” min carcass length or
33 lbs. min dressed weight
Not more than 5 per vessel
per trip
TUNA
8
BLUEFIN TUNA
9
:
73” min curved fork length
1 per vessel per year with
appropriate federal permit as
incidental catch during the
open season
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9
:
27” min curved fork length
No Bag or Possession Limit
YELLOWFIN TUNA
9
:
27” min curved fork length
3 daily per person
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