Louisiana officials seek to push menhaden fishing boats 1 mile offshore after dead fish wash up

Louisiana officials are proposing that boats fishing for menhaden must be at least 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) offshore after boats spilled an estimated 850,000 of the small fish on Cameron Parish beaches in September. KPLC-TV reports the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries proposed the…

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