Louisiana Oyster Task Force Meeting
Mitch Jurisich, Chairman
Tuesday, January 24, 2023, 1:00 p.m.
New Orleans Lakefront Airport
6001 Stars and Stripes Blvd
New Orleans, LA 70126
I. Pledge of Allegiance
II. Roll Call and Introduction of Guests
III. Approval of December 13, 2022 meeting minutes and January 24, 2023 Agenda
IV. Treasury Report
A. LOTF Financial Report & Oyster Tag Sales
V. Committee Reports
A. Public and Private Oyster Grounds Committee (Mitch Jurisich)
B. Enforcement (Major Edward Skena)
C. Legislative (Jakov Jurisic)
D. Legal (Jakov Jurisic/ Brad Robin)
E. Research (Earl Melancon)
F. Coastal Restoration (Dan Coulon)
G. Marketing (LDWF)
H. Health (Justin Gremillion)
I. Aquaculture (Steve Pollock)
J. Joint Task Force Working Group (Mitch Jurisich)
VI. New Business
A. To Discuss Oyster Strike Force License Fee- OTF/ LDWF
B. To Hear a Presentation and Discuss the Cameron Parish LNG Project- Travis Dardar
C. To Discuss Industry Interest in Participating in a Panel Session at the State of the Coast 2023 Conference on “The State of the Private Oyster Industry in Louisiana- Earl Melancon
D. To Discuss Opening Sister Lake February 1, 2023 through February 28, 2023- OTF
E. Officer Elections
VII. Public Comment
VIII. Set Next Meeting
IX. Adjourn
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