PERMITTING ISSUES

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PERMITTING ISSUES

• Presented by Fred Dunham
• Louisiana Department of Wildlife Fisheries

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Who owns Fish Wildlife Resources ?

• Landowner ?
• Taxpayer ?
• Citizen ?

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What most reduces Fish Wildlife Resources?

• Recreation Users
• Commercial Users
• Habitat Destruction

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Oysters Producing Areas

• Authorization to lease water bottoms for oyster
  production - R.S. 56425
• Regulation of oyster production began in 1870
• Oyster fishing began with the occurrence of
  settlers
• Oyster fisherman from all over world immigrate to
  Louisiana

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Oyster Producing Areas cont.

• Water bottom leased for oyster production
• Leasing of water bottom for oyster production
  began 1886
• Currently 419,091 acres under lease
• Currently 8,767 leases
• Currently 1,458 lease holder entities

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Public Oyster Grounds

• 1,600,000 acres of protected oyster grounds
• Public Oyster Seed Grounds
• Oyster Seed Reservations
• Public Oyster Harvesting Grounds

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Oyster Production in USA

• 26 Million Pounds of Meat Produced
• Other Molluscan Production
• Clams - 111 Million Pounds
• Scallops - 26 Million Pounds
• Mussels - 2 Million Pounds

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Oyster Production in Gulf States

• The Gulf States contributed about 76 of the
  total USA Oyster Production

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Oyster Production by Gulf States

• Texas Florida each contributed 18 to total
  Gulf production, while Mississippi and Alabama
  produced 4 and 8 respectively.
• LOUISIANA PRODUCED 52 OF PRODUCTION!!!

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What Agencies Expect

• Honesty
• Complete Information
• Follow the Plans
• Non-compliance is unacceptable

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Best Plans Go Wrong

• It is better to call us when the unforeseen
  happens than for us to find out on our own.

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What can I do to expedite my permit application?

• Fred Dunham
• [phone]
• [phone] cell
• [phone] fax
• dunham_fo_at_wlf.state.la.us