What can we do about pogie fishing?
Coastal Conservation Association and our partners have attempted to work with the industry and legislators to find some compromise and avoid legislative action. But unfortunately, those efforts led only to
PROTECT OUR SURF ZONE
From Industrial Pogie Fishing
We Need Your Support to Protect Louisiana’s Sportsman’s Paradise!
CONTACT YOUR SENATOR TODAY
Louisiana has earned the title Sportsman’s Paradise and supports unique, world-renowned opportunities to fish for iconic species such as redfish, yellowfin tuna, speckled trout, tarpon, cobia, red snapper and many others.
Our Sportsman’s Paradise is at risk due to the current mismanagement of industrial menhaden fishing in Louisiana waters and would be improved by enacting HB 1033 which is currently being voted on in the legislature.
The Problem
Currently, industrial menhaden fishing removes more than 1 billion pounds of pogies and millions of pounds of bycatch every year from the Gulf – 70% of that comes from Louisiana state waters. This is a Louisiana problem since all Gulf States have already implemented harvest quotas.
We are long overdue for reasonable regulations. It’s time to support HB-1033! Send a letter now!
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
There are three ways you can help:
- Submit a message to the Senate here 👉
- Share this page and tell people to support HB 1033 by attending the hearing or writing to show their support
- Let your State Senators know that we can keep pogie fishing jobs and protect our coast by having reasonable rules in place. Our state economy, our industries, and our Sportsmen’s Paradise depend on it!
Send your support for HB 1033 now!
What does H.B. 535 do?
H.B. 535 creates a half-mile buffer across the entire coast, with a special 1-mile buffer zones in specific areas, and a 3 miles buffer zone off Grand Isle. While CCA
Funding for Coastal Erosion from Industrial Pogie Fishing Could Dry Up
Louisiana’s coast is eroding at a rate of up to 20 meters per year. Our coast’s only source of reliable funding comes from offshore oil and gas development, largely through
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POGIE NEWS AND RESOURCES
NOLA.com posts story about pogy boat dump of 850K fish off the coast of Louisiana
Staff writer Tristan Baurick posted this story on Wednesday on NOLA.com, about three fish spills caused by the menhaden industry on Cameron Parish beaches. Click the link below to read.
CCA Louisiana Polls Gubernatorial Candidates on Governor’s Appointments
Leading up to the Governor’s election, CCA Louisiana sent a list of questions to the major candidates. These are critical issues to our members and to anglers in Louisiana. Each question
KPLC TV in Lake Charles Story about Latest Pogie Boat Fish Spills in Cameron Parish
KPLC TV in Lake Charles ran this story on Tuesday about three Pogie net fish spills confirmed by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries last week in Southwest Louisiana. The
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Industrial pogie fishing depletes our coastal fish and wildlife, negatively affecting the local ecosystem, and threatening Louisiana tourism. Do you have photos or videos? Do you have a story to tell? We need your help to support a buffer for our surf zone!