News Release Distributed 12/02/14
HOUMA, La. – An oyster industry update for boat captains and deckhands will be held Dec. 5 at the Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum.
The meeting will start at 9:30 a.m. and will be followed by dockside, hands-on demonstrations and lunch at the Houma Downtown Marina.
Topics include using GPS technology to find oyster leases, trip tickets, weighing and measuring oyster sacks, oyster cooling, best management practices for handling a catch, waste disposal and regulation enforcement, and common infractions.
The event is part of the new Louisiana Fisheries Forward program, which is a partnership of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Louisiana Sea Grant and the LSU AgCenter.
The museum is located at 7910 W. Park Ave. in Houma.
Participants can register by contacting Julie Falgout at 985-856-2477 or jfalgo@lsu.edu, Alan Matherne at 985-677-0368 or amatherne@lsu.edu, or John Supan 985-264-3239 or jsupan@lsu.edu.
Bruce Schultz