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 ...

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 ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - After some controversial fish spills along the Cameron coast, there are new rules for boats fishing for pogy fish, or menhaden. Before, the boats could fish within ...

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 ...

The Feb. 2 edition of the newspaper included a story about how the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission kicked the can down the road when it comes to addressing the pogy industry. It seems ...

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has taken early steps to adjust a buffer zone that would allow commercial menhaden fishing closer to the state’s coastline, reigniting the industry’s ...

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 ...

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 ...