A derelict crab trap clean up took place over an 8-day period from 6:00 a.m. February 26,
2011 through 6:00 a.m. March 5, 2011 in a portion of upper Barataria Bay in Plaquemines Parish.
The closure area wss bounded by the following boundaries:
Beginning a point on the western shoreline of the Mississippi River at 29 degrees 28 minutes 30 seconds north latitude
and 89 degrees 41 minutes 15 seconds west longitude;
thence southeasterly to a point on the southern shoreline of the Freeport Sulphur Company Canal at 29 degrees 27 minutes 50 seconds north
latitude and 89 degrees 42 minutes 10 seconds west longitude;
thence southwesterly along the southern shoreline of the Freeport Sulphur Company Canal to a point at 29 degrees 24 minutes 00 seconds north
latitude and 89 degrees 46 minutes 20 seconds west longitude;
thence west along 29 degrees 24 minutes 00 seconds north latitude to 89 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds west longitude;
thence north along 89 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds west longitude to 29 degrees 26 minutes 00 seconds north latitude;
thence west along 29 degrees 26 minutes 00 seconds north latitude to 89 degrees 58 minutes 00 seconds west longitude;
thence north along 89 degrees 58 minutes 00 seconds west longitude to 29 degrees 40 minutes 00 seconds north latitude;
thence east along 29 degrees 40 minutes 00 seconds north latitude to the western shoreline of the Mississippi River;
thence southeasterly along the western shoreline of the Mississippi River to the point of beginning.
In a cooperative project with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Plaquemines Parish goverment, a total of 1172 abandoned
crab traps were removed. Plaquemines Parish government performed the logistics, planning, and trap pickups.
