Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES
Part VII - Fish and Other Aquatic Life
Chapter 5 - Oysters
Section VII-507 - Public Oyster Seed Ground-Vermilion, East and West Cote Blanche and Atchafalaya Bays

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code VII-507

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. The Vermilion, East and West Cote Blanche, and Atchafalaya Bay Public Oyster Seed Ground is described as that portion of state water bottoms beginning at a point of land on the southwest side of Southwest Pass, (y-335554.00) (x-1,774,683.00), thence S 31 54 44 E 4300.4 feet to Lighthouse Point on the southeast side of Southwest Pass and the most westerly point of Marsh Island (y-331,903.69) (x-1,776,956.24), thence along the south shoreline of Marsh Island to the point known as South Point (y-298,750.40) (x-1,863,189.50) thence S 74 10 18 E 5278.6 feet to a platform (y-284,352.82) (x-1,913,973.65) thence S 68 18 41 E 75,154.9 feet to Eugene Island (y-256,578.31) (x-1,983,808.02) thence S 35 17 41 E 17,453.6 feet to Point Au Fer (y-242,332.84) (x-1,993,892.44) thence along the southeastern shoreline of Atchafalaya Bay to South Point (y-257,413.00) (x-2,031,117.00) thence N 29 36 41 E 7455.7 feet to the north bank of Four League Pass (y-263,895.00) (x-2,034,801.00) thence along the eastern shoreline of Atchafalaya Bay to the east bank of the Atchafalaya River (y-294,175.00) (x-2,020,925.00) thence N 80 57 36 W 6001.5 feet to the west bank of the Atchafalaya River (y-295,118.00) (x-2,014,998.00) thence along the north shoreline of Atchafalaya Bay to Bell Isle Point (y-312,510.00) (x-1,969,990.00) thence following the shoreline of New Pass to a point on the west bank of New Pass (y-318,375.00) (x-1,967,345.00) thence westerly along the north shoreline of Atchafalaya Bay to Point Chevreuil (y-309,951.00) (x-1,930,415.00) thence northerly along the shoreline of East Cote Blanche Bay to Point Marone (y-352,112.00) (x-1,898,410.00) thence northerly along the east shoreline of West Cote Blanche Bay to the East side of the Jaws (y-389,415.00) (x-1,909,020.00) thence N 64 01 41 W 4407.1 feet to the west side of the Jaws (y-391,345.00) (x-1,905,058.00) thence westerly along the north shoreline of West Cote Blanche Bay to Cypremort Point (y-380,726.00) (x-1,826,461.00) thence northerly along the east shoreline of Vermilion Bay to Little Mud Point (y-412,498.00) (x-1,836,480.00) thence in a southerly direction along the shoreline of Weeks Bay to the east bank of Shark Bayou (y-403,692.00) (x-1,840,583.00) thence northerly along the east shore of Weeks Bay to a point at the mouth of Bayou Carlin (y-422,780.00) (x-1,841,195.00) thence westerly along the north shoreline of Vermilion Bay to Mud Point (y-382,749.00) (x-1,741,026.00) thence continue along the shoreline to a point at the southeast corner of Little White Lake (y-395,495.00) (x-1,738,384.00) thence along the shoreline of Little White Lake to Buck Point (y-391,673.00) (x-1,736,065.00) thence continue along the shoreline to Redfish Point (y-375,420.00) (x-1,786,260.00) thence southerly along the west shoreline to Vermilion Bay to a point at the mouth of Hog Bayou (y-346,604.00) (x-1,752,950.00) thence along the shoreline of Hell Hole to a point at the northeast corner of Hell Hole (y-347,496.00) (x-1,755,604.00) thence easterly along the shoreline of Vermilion Bay to Indian Point (y-352,201.00) (x-1,777,875.00) thence southerly along the shoreline of Vermilion Bay and Southwest Pass to the Gulf and the point of beginning.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 56:434.

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