Additional Dealer Requirements
If you:
You must have a/an:
Fees and notes:
Are a licensed wholesale/retail seafood dealer exporting (or
attempting to export) any crabs or crabmeat outside of Louisiana
Wholesale Out-of-State
Crab Shipping License
$100 for residents and nonresidents
Are a licensed retail seafood dealer exporting (or attempting to
export) any crabs or crabmeat outside of Louisiana
Retail Out-of-State
Crab Shipping License
$100 for residents and nonresidents
Own or operate a soft shell crab shedding facility
Wholesale/Retail
Seafood Dealer License
$250 resident, $1,105 nonresident. On or before the 10th of every
month, you must report to LDWF how much soft shell crab you
produce. Go to
www.wlf.louisiana.gov/fishing/trip-ticket or call
225.765.2399 for more details.
43
million
pounds of blue crab are
landed in Louisiana in an
average year.
$58
million
The dockside value
of Louisiana’s
2015 blue crab
harvest.
WMAs and Refuges
Commercial fishing is
permitted in:
• Atchafalaya Delta, except in the Limited Access Areas from September to
January each year
•
Pass-a-Loutre, except in the Limited Access Areas from September to January
each year
•
Pointe-aux-Chenes (in the Cut Off Canal and Wonder Lake); nighttime fishing
is prohibited.
Commercial fishing is
prohibited in:
•
Elmer’s Island
• Isle Derniers Barrier Island
• Rockefeller, State, and Marsh Island
•
Salvador.
Derelict Crab Traps
Derelict traps are traps that have been discarded, lost, or abandoned. Derelict
traps can “ghost fish” and continue to capture blue crabs and other species. They
can also create a navigational hazard for boats and become entangled in other
fishing gear such as shrimp nets.
Funded in part by the sale of Louisiana crab fishing licenses, a volunteer-based
Derelict Crab Trap Removal Program was initiated in 2004 to remove derelict
crab traps and reduce their potential impacts. Every year, the Commission
prohibits the use of crab traps in certain areas for short periods of time to
remove lost or abandoned traps through this program. Any crab trap found in
these areas of the state when the Commission has prohibited their use shall
be considered abandoned and may be removed by persons authorized by the
Commission. Since the program began, volunteers have helped remove more than
27,000 traps. The program also collects data on the number and types of animals
found in recovered traps. Go to
www.wlf.louisiana.gov/fishing/derelict-crab-trapremoval for information on current crab trap removal closures.
Louisiana has the
1st
and only
blue crab fishery
certified sustainable
by the
Marine Stewardship
Council (MSC).
Louisiana is the
#1
supplier of
domestic blue
crab in the
nation.
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If you:
You must have a/an:
Fees and notes:
Are a licensed wholesale/retail seafood dealer exporting (or
attempting to export) any crabs or crabmeat outside of Louisiana
Wholesale Out-of-State
Crab Shipping License
$100 for residents and nonresidents
Are a licensed retail seafood dealer exporting (or attempting to
export) any crabs or crabmeat outside of Louisiana
Retail Out-of-State
Crab Shipping License
$100 for residents and nonresidents
Own or operate a soft shell crab shedding facility
Wholesale/Retail
Seafood Dealer License
$250 resident, $1,105 nonresident. On or before the 10th of every
month, you must report to LDWF how much soft shell crab you
produce. Go to
www.wlf.louisiana.gov/fishing/trip-ticket or call
225.765.2399 for more details.
43
million
pounds of blue crab are
landed in Louisiana in an
average year.
$58
million
The dockside value
of Louisiana’s
2015 blue crab
harvest.
WMAs and Refuges
Commercial fishing is
permitted in:
• Atchafalaya Delta, except in the Limited Access Areas from September to
January each year
•
Pass-a-Loutre, except in the Limited Access Areas from September to January
each year
•
Pointe-aux-Chenes (in the Cut Off Canal and Wonder Lake); nighttime fishing
is prohibited.
Commercial fishing is
prohibited in:
•
Elmer’s Island
• Isle Derniers Barrier Island
• Rockefeller, State, and Marsh Island
•
Salvador.
Derelict Crab Traps
Derelict traps are traps that have been discarded, lost, or abandoned. Derelict
traps can “ghost fish” and continue to capture blue crabs and other species. They
can also create a navigational hazard for boats and become entangled in other
fishing gear such as shrimp nets.
Funded in part by the sale of Louisiana crab fishing licenses, a volunteer-based
Derelict Crab Trap Removal Program was initiated in 2004 to remove derelict
crab traps and reduce their potential impacts. Every year, the Commission
prohibits the use of crab traps in certain areas for short periods of time to
remove lost or abandoned traps through this program. Any crab trap found in
these areas of the state when the Commission has prohibited their use shall
be considered abandoned and may be removed by persons authorized by the
Commission. Since the program began, volunteers have helped remove more than
27,000 traps. The program also collects data on the number and types of animals
found in recovered traps. Go to
www.wlf.louisiana.gov/fishing/derelict-crab-trapremoval for information on current crab trap removal closures.
Louisiana has the
1st
and only
blue crab fishery
certified sustainable
by the
Marine Stewardship
Council (MSC).
Louisiana is the
#1
supplier of
domestic blue
crab in the
nation.
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84