Louisiana Conservationist, Vol. 46

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Excerpt from Louisiana Conservationist, Vol. 46: January-February 1994Recreational fishing is also vitally depen dent upon Louisiana's coastal wetlands. Popular saltwater recreational species associ ated with Louisiana's vast marsh ecosystems include redfish, speckled trout, flounder, croaker and black drum. In 1992, more than saltwater fishing licenses were sold in Louisiana. Total saltwater recreational fish ing expenditures amounted to an estimated $245 million.More than 40 percent of the nation's wild fur harvest come from Louisiana's wetlands. Economically important furbearers include nutria, muskrat, mink, raccoon, otter, coyote and opossum. The harvest of fur resources not only produces income for Louisiana's coastal residents, but also helps to reduce the amount of wetlands loss caused by nutria and muskrat overpopulation.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.