The closure area acreages, numbers of retrived derelict crab traps, and volunteer boat-days of effort are
provided in the following table.
|
Year
|
Area
|
Acres
|
Traps
|
Boats
|
|
2004
|
Total
|
380,000
|
6894
|
90+
|
|
2004a
|
Upper Terrebonne Bay Estuary
|
198,000
|
6676
|
90
|
|
2004b
|
Vermilion Bay
|
182,000
|
218
|
?
|
|
2005
|
Total
|
378,450
|
4623
|
46+
|
|
2005a
|
Sabine Lake
|
35,400
|
4
|
2
|
|
2005b
|
Middle Terrebonne Bay Estuary
|
51,300
|
2437
|
23
|
|
2005c
|
Breton Sound Estuary
|
177,250
|
1941
|
21
|
|
2005d
|
Vermilion Bay/Cote Blanche Bay
|
114,500
|
241
|
?
|
|
2006
|
Total
|
207,658
|
2935
|
31+
|
|
2006
|
Southwest Terrebonne Bay Estuary
|
207,658
|
2935
|
31+
|
|
2007
|
Total
|
439.600
|
1498
|
16
|
|
2007a
|
East Lake Pontchartrain
|
270,600
|
774
|
13
|
|
2007b
|
Upper Barataria Bay
|
169,900
|
724
|
3
|
|
2008
|
Total
|
NA
|
1234
|
3
|
|
2008
|
Upper Terrebonne Bay Estuary
|
NA
|
1234
|
3
|
|
2004-2008
|
Overall Total
|
1,405,708+
|
17184
|
184+
|
The closure areas are represented on the Louisiana coastal map below. Closure areas for each year are colored
differently -- red for 2004; yellow for 2005; purple for 2006; and green for 2007. The 2008 closure area lies within
the 2004 closure area in upper Terrebonne Bay.
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