L.W.F.C.
Passes Notice of Intent to Modify Oyster Lessee Out-of-State
Landing Program
Posted:
3/4/05
Plans to modify current administrative
rules governing the Oyster Lessee Out-Of-State Landing Program
began as the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission unanimously
passed a notice of intent during the March 3 meeting. The
program allows properly licensed oyster leaseholders to land
oysters outside of Louisiana that were harvested from Louisiana
oyster leases. The rule modification will improve the program
by more clearly defining the permitting process and will also
set guidelines for a vessel monitoring system that will be
required on each vessel operating under an out-of-state landing
permit.
The vessel monitoring system
units (VMS) will be a requirement on board all vessels landing
oysters outside of Louisiana, enabling LDWF to track vessel
locations at all times. The units must be acquired by the
permit holder and may only be those devices approved by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) or
the Secretary of LDWF for fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico.
Interested parties may submit
comments relative to the proposed rule to: Patrick Banks,
Marine Fisheries Division, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries,
P.O. Box 98000, Baton Rouge, LA 70898-9000, prior to May 5,
2005.
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