The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will reopen a portion of the Sister Lake Public Oyster Seed Reservation at one half-hour before sunrise on Monday, April 4, 2016, for the purpose of market oyster harvest only. This area will close at one half-hour after sunset on Thursday, April 14, 2016.
The portion of the Sister Lake Public Oyster Seed Reservation to be reopened is the area west of a line of longitude at 90 degrees 55 minutes 25.907 seconds W. The daily and possession sack limit is set at 25, and the following conditions also apply:
- All oysters aboard a vessel harvesting on the Sister Lake Public Oyster Seed Reservation are deemed to have been taken from the Sister Lake Public Oyster Seed Reservation.
- Prior to leaving the Sister Lake Public Oyster Seed Reservation, all oysters must be sacked, the number of sacks harvested recorded in a logbook and each sack properly tagged.
- All vessels located in the Sister Lake Public Oyster Seed Reservation during those times between one half-hour after sunset and one half-hour before sunrise should have all oyster dredges unshackled.
Public notice of any opening, delay or closure of a season will be provided at least 72 hours prior to such action, unless such closure is ordered by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals for public health concerns.