Shrimpers Busted With Nets Out Way Before Season: LDWF

Due to the unseasonably warm winter and spring, brown shrimp have grown quickly in Louisiana's marshes, and some shrimpers have been trying to get a jump on their competition.

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents say they busted two shrimpers Saturday who were using skimmer nets in English Bay near Buras even though the inshore season won't open for several more weeks.

According to the department, the men were pulling their nets at 10:30 p.m. without the boat's navigation lights on.

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