crab task force

March 21, 2011 - The Louisiana Crab Task Force will meet Thursday, March 24 at 4:30 p.m. at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries headquarters building located at 2000 Quail Drive in Baton Rouge. The agenda for Thursday’s meeting in the Louisiana Room is as follows:

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Minutes / Agenda
4. Receive Public Comments
5. Update on Louisiana Sea Grant’s NFWF Derelict Trap Removal Grant Proposal
6. Results of Dispersant Toxicity Study on Blue Brab Megalopae and Juveniles
7. Research Findings of a 2010 Blue Crab Megalopae Settlement Study and Potential Population Dynamics Implications
8. Trade Adjustment Assistance Program for Crab Fishermen
9. Status of Derelict Crab Trap Removal and Crab Promotion and Marketing Accounts
10. Update on Fisheries Disaster Assistance Programs
11. Update on MSC Certification of the Blue Crab Fishery
12. Proposed Legislation to allow for Travel Reimbursement for Crab Task Force members
13. Proposal to Increase Minimum Harvest Size for Blue Crabs
14. Other Business
15. Next Meeting / Agenda
16. Adjournment

For more information on the Task Force, contact Carl Britt at 985-882-0027 or cbritt@wlf.la.gov.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is charged with managing and protecting Louisiana's abundant natural resources. For more information, visit us at www.wlf.louisiana.gov on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ldwffb or follow us on Twitter @LDWF. 

The Louisiana Crab Task Force will meet on Thursday, Aug. 19 at 4:30 p.m. in the Louisiana Room of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) headquarters building located at 2000 Quail Drive in Baton Rouge. 

Agenda items will include: progress in MSC certification; impacts of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the LA Crab Industry; and an update on the National Seafood Marketing Board.

The Crab Task Force is an industry advisory group comprised of fishermen, soft crab shedders, and dealers and processors, as well as state agency and university representatives.  The task force, established by Act No. 57 of the 2001 regular legislative session, advises the LDWF and the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on matters pertaining to the management and development of the Louisiana crab industry. 

For more information, contact Laura Deslatte at 610-2363 or ldeslatte@wlf.la.gov.

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