The largest commercial fishing industry in the Gulf of Mexico is accidentally killing and discarding more than 22,000 redfish annually in Louisiana waters, according to an independent study released ...

In 2022, a menhaden fishing ship and its net boats spilled about a million fish off the Louisiana coast, leaving the floating mass to rot in the summer sun. A few months later, another spill blanketed ...

Three massive fish spills that coated waves and beaches off the southwest coast of Louisiana last week has renewed calls for tighter restrictions on the menhaden industry. Two menhaden fishing ...

A decision on the most significant restrictions ever proposed for Louisiana's largest fishery will have to wait. On Thursday, the state Wildlife and Fisheries Commission decided not to decide on ...

Pushing commercial menhaden fishing farther off the Louisiana coast may appease anglers and conservationists, but it would come at a heavy cost to the industry, according to a new report from state ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Louisiana is one of the only states in the U.S. that has no regulations on how many menhaden fish, or pogies, can be harvested or where they can be caught in the state. Last ...

A fishing crew off the Louisiana coast reels in a large net full of menhaden. (Courtesy of Louisiana Sea Grant) In 2022, a menhaden fishing ship and its net boats spilled about a million fish off the ...