DERELICT CRAB TRAP REMOVAL PROGRAM

Proposed 2010 Program

The proposed crab trap closure and clean up will take place in a portion of the upper Barataria Bay Estuary from 6:00 a.m., February 27, 2010 through 6:00 a.m. March 9, 2010.

The proposed closure and clean up area is located in Jefferson Parish, Lafourche Parish, and Plaquemines Parish as described below and illustrated on the map:

  • From a point originating from the intersection of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and the northern shoreline of Hero Canal;
  • Thence due north to a point along the northern shoreline of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway; t
  • Tence southward and then westward along the northern shoreline of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway to a point opposite the western shoreline of Bayou Perot;
  • Thence due south to the western shoreline of Bayou Perot;
  • Thence southward along the western shoreline of Bayou Perot to Little Lake;
  • Thence southward along the western shoreline of Little Lake to 29 degrees, 30 minutes, 00 seconds north latitude;
  • Thence eastward along 29 degrees, 30 minutes, 00 seconds north latitude to the eastern shoreline of Wilkinson Canal;
  • Thence northward along the eastern shoreline of Wilkinson Canal to its termination;
  • Thence due north to the western shore of the Mississippi River;
  • Thence northwestward along the western shore of the Mississippi River to a point due east of the northern shoreline of Hero Canal;
  • Thence due west to the northern shoreline of Hero Canal;
  • Thence westward along the northern shoreline of Hero Canal and terminating at its intersection with the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.



The following stipulations are also proposed. All crab traps remaining in the closed area during the specified period will be considered abandoned and may be removed by anyone from between one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. Abandoned traps must be returned to sites designated by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary, and can not be possessed outside of the closure area.

The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will be coordinating the abandoned crab trap removal efforts, but the program will again be volunteer-based. Any volunteers or organizations interested in participating in the crab trap clean-up are encouraged to contact the Department. More information about volunteer participation will be provided at a later date.

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