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

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 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.