Louisiana Oyster Task Force to Meet Next Week in New Orleans

The next meeting of the Louisiana Oyster Task Force will be next Tuesday, June 5, in New Orleans at 1 p.m. at the UNO Advanced Technology Center in Suite 210.

The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

1. Roll Call

2. Approval of April 3, 2012 minutes

3. Treasury Report

a. Oyster Tag Sales

b. LOTF Financial Report

4. Committee Reports

a. Public and Private Oyster Grounds Committee - (Buddy Pausina)

b. Enforcement - (Steve McManus)

c. Legislative - (Jakov Jurisic)

d. Research - (John Supan)

e. Coastal Restoration - (Dan Coulon)

f. Marketing -

g. Health - (Tenney Sibley)

5. Old Business

a. BP Oil Spill Remediation

i. Claims Process

ii. Public Reef Remediation

iii. Oyster Lease Remediation

b. 2012 Legislative Update

c. Update on Refrigeration Requirements and Compliance with the NSSP (DHH)

6. New Business

a. Drue Banta- update on NRDA process.

b. Tom Soniat- Dermo study

7. Set Next Meeting

8. Adjourn

This meeting is open to the public.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is charged with managing and protecting Louisiana's abundant natural resources. For more information, visit us at www.wlf.louisiana.gov, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ldwffb or follow us on Twitter @LDWF.

For more information please contact Ashley Roth at Ashley@louisianaseafood.com or (504) 286-8735.