Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
Part VII - Fish and Other Aquatic Life
Chapter 3 - Saltwater Sport and Commercial Fishery
Section VII-361 - Tuna-Harvest Regulations
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Bag and Possession limits, Recreational
Species |
Bag and Possession Limit |
1. Yellowfin Tuna |
3 fish per person |
2. Bluefin Tuna |
1 fish per vessel per year as incidental catch during open seasons. |
B. Size Limits, Recreational and Commercial
Species |
Minimum Size Limit |
1. Yellowfin Tuna |
27 inches curved fork length (CFL) |
2. Bigeye Tuna |
27 inches curved fork length (CFL) |
3. Bluefin Tuna* |
73 inches curved fork length (CFL) |
*The size class of a bluefin tuna found with the head removed shall be determined using pectoral fin curved fork length (PFCFL) multiplied by a conversion factor of 1.35.
NOTE:
Curved Fork Length (CFL) - the length of a fish measured from the tip of the upper jaw to the fork of the tail along the contour of the body in a line that runs along the top of the pectoral fin and the top of the caudal keel.
Pectoral Fin Curved Fork Length (PFCFL) - the length of a beheaded fish from the dorsal insertion of the pectoral fin to the fork of the tail measured along the contour of the body in a line that runs along the top of the pectoral fin and the top of the caudal keel.
C. No person shall take or have in their possession any species of tuna less than the minimum size or in excess of the take or possession limits. The possession limit on tunas applies to tuna taken within or outside Louisiana territorial waters. No person shall transfer or cause the transfer of tuna between vessels on state or federal waters.
D. Permits
E. No person who, pursuant to state or federal law, is subject to the jurisdiction of this state shall violate any federal law, rule or regulation particularly those rules and regulations enacted pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Act and published in the Code of Federal Regulations as amended title 50 and 15, for tunas while fishing in the EEZ, or possess, purchase, sell, barter, trade, or exchange tunas within or without the territorial boundaries of Louisiana in violation of any state or federal law, rule or regulation particularly those rules and regulations enacted pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Act and published in the Code of Federal Regulations as amended title 50 and 15 law.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 56:6(25)(a), R.S. 56:326.1, R.S. 56:326.3, R.S. 56:320.2(C) and R.S. 56:6(34).