If any person on a vessel takes or attempts to take oysters from the Public Oyster Seed Grounds described above, all oysters contained on that vessel shall be deemed to have been taken from said seed ground or reservation from the time harvest begins until all oysters are off-loaded dockside.A vessel is limited to either harvesting market oysters for direct sale (sacking) or harvesting seed oysters for bedding purposes on any one day and is specifically prohibited from doing both.
The following provisions apply to all harvesters during the special bedding season: For the areas designated as “open” according to LDH: these areas are currently open for market size harvest and no permit is needed.All individuals harvesting in this area must possess a valid LDH Oyster Transplant Permit.Oysters may only be transplanted from the area within the public oyster seed grounds described above which are currently closed by the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH).For the areas currently designated as “closed” by LDH, the following rules shall follow: The area is opening to allow for the permitted transplant or relay of live oysters for bedding purposes only.The special bedding-only season described above will open with the following provisions: A portion of the Vermilion/East and West Cote Blanche Bay/Atchafalaya Bay Public Oyster Seed Grounds, as described in LAC 76:VII.507 and LAC 76:VII.509 within Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Area 25 currently open for harvest of oysters for market sales.The Public Oyster Seed Grounds west of longitudinal line 89 degrees 28 minutes 00.000 seconds W., within the areas of LDH Harvest Area 1 and 2 west of the longitudinal line.This opening is for bedding purposes only and will begin at one half-hour after sunrise on Thursday and will close at one half-hour after sunset on Saturday. Mary Parish) Public Oyster Seed Grounds, within areas designated by the Louisiana Department of Health Areas 1, 2 and 25. Bernard Parish) and a portion of the Atchafalaya Bay (St. Bernard Parish), a portion of Mississippi Sound (St. The season will reopen for bedding purposes in the Public Oyster Seed Grounds in Lake Borgne (St. Harvestable quantities of oyster resources exist in these public oyster seed grounds, and with the influx of freshwater, a potential decrease in salinity levels may result in significant oyster mortalities. This will allow limited harvest prior to potential oyster mortality as a result of the opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway and the high flow of the Atchafalaya River. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will reopen the oyster season in designated portions of the Public Oyster Seed Grounds for bedding purposes only on Thursday and it will close on Saturday.
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