Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 76 - WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES › Part VII - Fish and Other Aquatic Life › Chapter 3 - Saltwater Sport and Commercial Fishery › Section VII-383 - Possession Limits for Saltwater Recreational Finfish Landed at Port Eads Marina

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Purpose. The
				Wildlife and Fisheries Commission recognizes that the Port Eads Marina in
				Plaquemines Parish is a remote fishing destination, only accessible by water,
				and that recreational fishermen may fish out of that facility for several
				consecutive days. In order to transport fish from the remote Port Eads Marina
				facility back to a location accessible by land, a recreational fisherman may
				have a need to possess a limit on the water greater than what is allowed by
				general statewide possession limits for saltwater recreational
				finfish.
B. Possession Limit.
				Notwithstanding possession limits established elsewhere in this Chapter, for
				the purpose of transporting fish in Louisiana territorial waters to a
				land-based facility located within the state, the possession limit for
				saltwater finfish caught recreationally in Louisiana territorial waters or in
				the adjacent federal exclusive economic zone and landed at Port Eads Marina
				shall be equal to the daily take limit for the number of consecutive days, up
				to three times the daily creel limit, that a fisherman has been lodging at the
				Port Eads Marina facility, provided the fisherman is in compliance with the
				following requirements.
1. The fisherman holds
				and is in possession of all current recreational fishing licenses
				required.
2. The fisherman is in
				possession of and can provide a lodge receipt or slip rental receipt issued by
				the Port Eads Marina facility that demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the
				department, the number of consecutive days that the fisherman has been lodging
				or docking at the Port Eads Marina facility.
3. Upon landing his or her daily catch at the
				Port Eads Marina, the fisherman shall notify the Wildlife and Fisheries
				employee or agent on duty at the facility, and provide his or her catch for
				inspection and certification that the species, size and daily creel are within
				legal limits.
a. To maximize the efficiency
				and productivity of Wildlife and Fisheries staff, the Secretary may, at his
				discretion, or upon request of the operator of the Port Eads Marina facility
				provide on-duty personnel at the facility. The request for LDWF personnel to be
				made available shall be made no later than 72 hours in advance of when their
				presence is requested at the facility.
4. The fish are kept in separate bags for
				each daily take limit. The bags are marked with the date fish were taken, the
				species and number of fish contained in the bag, and the name and recreational
				fishing license number of the person taking the fish. The contents of the bags
				have been certified by the Wildlife and Fisheries employee or agent on duty at
				the facility.
5. The fisherman is
				only in possession of his or her fish and shall not transport fish taken by
				another person back to the boat landing.
6. No person aboard the vessel may be engaged
				in or actively fishing.