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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.

Statewide map of the menhaden buffer zone
 

Menhaden Buffer Zone Maps and File Download