DERELICT CRAB TRAP REMOVAL PROGRAM

2007 Program

Regulations

One crab trap closure and clean up took place in 2008 in a partion of the upper Terrebonne Bay Estuary from 6:00 a.m. Saturday, February 23 through 6:00 a.m. Monday, March 3 a.m.

The closure area was located in Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes as described below and illustrated in the map:

  • From a point originating along the western shoreline of Cut Off Canal at its intersection with Grand Bayou,
  • Thence southward along the western shoreline of Cut Off Canal to its intersection with the boundary of the Pointe au Chenes Wildlife Management Area,
  • Thence west along the southern boundary of the Pointe au Chenes Wildlife Management Area to the Humble Canal,
  • Thence west along the northern shoreline of Humble Canal to its intersection with Bayou Terrebonne,
  • Thence south along the western shoreline of Bayou Terrebonne to its intersection with Bush Canal,
  • Thence west along the northern shoreline of Bush Canal to its intersection with Bayou Little Caillou,
  • Thence south along the western shoreline of Bayou Little Caillou to 29 degrees 17 minutes 00 seconds north latitude, thence east along 29 degrees 17 minutes 00 seconds north latitude to the eastern shoreline of Bayou Pointe au Chenes, thence north along the eastern shoreline of Bayou Pointe au Chenes to the eastern shoreline of Cut Off Canal, thence north along the eastern shoreline of Cut Off Canal to its intersection with the southern shoreline of Grand Bayou, thence west across Cut Off Canal and terminating at the point of origin at the western shoreline of Cut Off Canal at its intersection with Grand Bayou.



All crab traps remaining in the closed area during the specified period were considered abandoned. The abandoned crab traps in the closure area during the period of closure could be removed by anyone from between one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. Abandoned traps had to be returned to disignated disposal sites (Pointe au Chenes Marina and Seabreeze Pass Marina), and could not be possessed outside of the closure area.

Results

  • 1,2324 traps and 3 volunteer boats

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