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LA SB186
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/26/2026
Primary Sponsor
Michael Fesi
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AI Summary
- Establishes an annual catch limit of 315 million pounds for commercial menhaden reduction fishing in Louisiana territorial waters
- Applies specifically to commercial menhaden companies using vessels equipped with purse seines
- Retains existing requirement that anyone legally taking menhaden may not possess more than 5% by weight of non-menhaden/non-herring-like species
- Amends R.S. 56:324 governing menhaden seine restrictions
- Effective August 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Provides for the menhaden fishery. (8/1/26)
FISH/FISHING
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
3/9/2026
Committee Referrals
Natural Resources2/26/2026
Full Bill Text
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