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Menhaden Buffer Zone

The menhaden fishery has a one-half-mile coastwide buffer zone.  There is an extended 1-mile buffer at Grand Terre, Elmers Island, and Holly Beach.  Additionally, an extended three-mile buffer is in place at Grand Isle. Below are maps and downloadable files with the coordinates of these buffer zones.


 

Menhaden Buffer Zone Maps and File Download