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[FONT='Arial','sans-serif']L.D.W.F. ANNOUNCES IMMEDIATE CHANGES TO THE LOUISIANA SHRIMP SEASON [/FONT]
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[FONT='Arial','sans-serif']Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Secretary Robert Barham announced that the shrimp season in the territorial seas of the central coast of Louisiana – from Four Bayou Pass to Freshwater Bayou -- closes effective sunset, Saturday, May 8, 2010. [/FONT]
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[FONT='Arial','sans-serif']Effective with this action, all outside territorial waters from the Mississippi/Louisiana state line to Freshwater Bayou are closed to shrimp harvesting. [/FONT]
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[FONT='Arial','sans-serif']Secretary Barham also announced that LDWF will delay the opening of the inshore shrimp season in Zone 2 until further notice. [/FONT]
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[FONT='Arial','sans-serif']Secretary Barham also announced that the inshore waters of Zone 3, from the western shore of Vermilion Bay to the Louisiana/Texas state line are opened at sunset, Saturday, May 8, 2010. [/FONT]
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[FONT='Arial','sans-serif']Secretary Barham has made these decisions based on the potential effects from the Gulf oil spill and under the authority granted by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.
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