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THE OYSTER FISHERY of the GULF of MEXICO UNITED STATES: a Regional Management Plan THE OYSTER FISHERY OF THE GULF OF MEXICO UNITED STATES: A Regional Management Plan 2012 Revision Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission March 2012 Number 202 Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission Commissioners and Proxies ALABAMA N. Gunter Guy Jr., Commissioner Senator R.L. “Bret” Allain, II Alabama Department of Conservation 600 Main Street, Suite 1 and Natural Resources Franklin, LA 70538 64 North Union Street Montgomery, AL 36130-1901 Campo “Camp” Matens Proxy: 4554 Emory Avenue Chris Blankenship, Director Baton Rouge, LA 70808 ADCNR, Marine Resources Division P.O. Drawer 458 MISSISSIPPI Gulf Shores, AL 36547 William Walker, Executive Director Mississippi Department of Marine Resources TBD 1141 Bayview Avenue Biloxi, MS 39530 Proxy: Chris Nelson Dale Diaz and William S. “Corky” Perret Bon Secour Fisheries, Inc. Mississippi Department of Marine Resources P.O. Box 60 1141 Bayview Avenue Bon Secour, AL 36511 Biloxi, MS 39530 FLORIDA Senator Tommy Gollott Nick Wiley, Executive Director 235 Bayview Avenue FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Biloxi, MS 39530 620 South Meridian Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600 Joe Gill Jr. Proxy: Joe Gill Consulting, LLC Virginia Vail, Chairman P.O. Box 535 FWC Division of Marine Fisheries Ocean Springs, MS 39566-0535 620 South Meridian Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600 TEXAS Carter Smith, Executive Director Senator Thad Altman Texas Parks and Wildlife Department State Senator, District 24 4200 Smith School Road 6767 North Wickham Road, Suite 211 Austin, TX 78744 Melbourne, FL 32940 Proxy: Mike Ray Mr. Stephen M. Greep, Jr. Coastal Fisheries Division 2725 NE 26th Terrace Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33306 4200 Smith School Road Austin, TX 78744 LOUISIANA Robert Barham, Secretary Senator Mike Jackson Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Texas Senate P.O. Box 98000 P.O. Box 12068 Baton Rouge, LA 70898-9000 Austin, TX 78711 Proxy: Randy Pausina and Joey Shepard David McKinney Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries 44 East Avenue, Suite 315 P.O. Box 98000 Austin, TX 78701 Baton Rouge, LA 70898-9000 ii THE OYSTER FISHERY OF THE GULF OF MEXICO, UNITED STATES: A Fisheries Management Plan 2012 Revision by the Oyster Technical Task Force edited by Steven J. VanderKooy Interjurisdictional Fisheries Program Coordinator published by the GULF STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION 2404 Government St. Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564 March 2012 A publication of the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission pursuant to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award Number NA05NMF4070005 and NA10NMF4070006. This paper is funded by a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily refl ect the views of NOAA or any of its subagencies. iii Oyster Technical Task Force and Contributors Mr. Mark E. Berrigan Dr. Walter Keithly FL Dept of Agriculture and Conservation Services Department of Agricultural Economics 1203 Governor’s Square Boulevard Louisiana State University Tallahassee, FL 32301 101 Agricultural Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7503 Mr. Bradley Randall Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Dr. Priscilla Weeks 1141 Bayview Avenue Houston Advanced Research Center Biloxi, MS 39530 4800 Research Forest Drive The Woodlands, TX 77381 Mr. Lance Robinson Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Dr. John Supan Dickinson Marine Lab Louisiana Sea Grant College Program 1502 FM517 East Louisiana State University Dickinson, TX 77539 227C Sea Grant Building Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507 Mr. Jason Herrmann Alabama Dept of Conservation & Natural Resources Dr. Stephen Geiger P.O. Box 189 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Dauphin Island, AL 36528 100 Eighth Avenue, SE St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Mr. Brian Lezina LA Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Dr. Bill Arnold P.O. Box 1190 NOAA Fisheries – Southeast Regional Offi ce Lacombe, LA 70445 263 13th Avenue South St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Ms. Cherie O’Brien Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Dr. Richard Fulford Dickinson Marine Lab Gulf Coast Research Laboratory 1502 FM 517 East University of Southern Mississippi Dickinson, TX 77539 703 East Beach Ocean Springs, Ms 39566-7000 Assistant Chief Robert Goodrich Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Dr. Eric N. Powell 4200 Smith School Road Haskin Shellfi sh Research Laboratory Austin, TX 78744 Rutgers University 6959 Miller Avenue Mr. Tom Herrington Port Norris, NJ 08349 314 Lovers Lane Ocean Springs, MS 39564 Mr. Chris Nelson Bon Secour Fisheries, INC. P.O. Box 60 Bon Secour, AL 36511 Staff Larry B. Simpson Executive Director Steven J. VanderKooy Teri L. Freitas and Debbie McIntyre IJF Program Coordinator IJF Staff Assistants iv Acknowledgments The Oyster TTF would like to offer thanks to Dr. Eric Powell of the Haskin Shellfi sh Research Laboratory at Rutgers University for the help with our stock assessment and review of the available data to be used in an assessment. Additional assessment information and review were provided by Dr. Tom Soniat. A nod must go to Mr. Mark VanHoose who served as the Alabama representative on the task force until his retirement from the AMRD in early 2009. In addition both Bill Robinson and Kris Bishop, TPWD Enforcement, served as the enforcement representative early in the process. Dr. David Heil, Florida Department of Agriculture, provided a thorough review of the Vibrio and public health information and suggested several improvements. A special thanks to Ms. Teri Freitas for her technical assistance and patience over several years of the process as IJF Staff Assistant. Thanks to the numerous state agency staff members who helped to generate the data for this management plan without complaint. Appreciation goes out to Lucia Hourihan, who provided a technical review and fi nally, thanks to Ms. Debbie McIntyre who was baptized into the Commission with a full week of oyster FMP editing with the TTF in St. Petersburg, Florida. Her assistance cannot be overstated. This publication can be cited as: VanderKooy, S. (editor). 2012. The Oyster Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico, United States: A Regional Management Plan – 2012 Revision. Publication No. 202, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. v vi Preface The Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC) was established by the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Compact under Public Law 81-66 approved May 19, 1949. Its charge is to promote better management and utilization of marine resources in the Gulf of Mexico. The GSMFC is composed of three members from each of the fi ve Gulf States. The head of the marine resource agency of each state is an ex offi cio member. The second is a member of the legislature. The third is a governor-appointed citizen with knowledge of or interest in marine fi sheries. The offi ces of the chairman and vice chairmen are rotated annually from state to state. The GSMFC is empowered to recommend to the governor and legislature of the respective states action on programs helpful to the management of marine fi sheries. The states, however, do not relinquish any of their rights or responsibilities to regulate their own fi sheries as a result of being members of the GSMFC. One of the most important functions of the GSMFC is to serve as a forum for the discussion of various problems and needs of marine management authorities, the commercial and recreational industries, researchers, and others. The GSMFC also plays a key role in the implementation of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries (IJF) Act. Paramount to this role are the GSMFC’s activities to develop and maintain regional fi shery management plans for important Gulf species. The Oyster Fishery Management Plan is a cooperative planning effort of the fi ve Gulf States under the IJF Act. Members of the task force contributed by drafting individually assigned sections. In addition, all members contributed their expertise to discussions that resulted in revisions and led to the fi nal draft of the plan. The GSMFC made all necessary arrangements for task force workshops. Under contract with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the GSMFC funded travel for state agency representatives and consultants other than federal employees. Throughout this document, metric equivalents are used wherever possible with the exceptions of reported landings data and harvest limits which, by convention, are reported in English units. A glossary of fi sheries terms pertinent to this FMP is provided in the appendix (Section 16.1). vii Abbreviations and Symbols ADCNR/MRD Alabama Department of Conservation Natural Resources/Marine Resources Division CCP Critical Control Point DMS Data Management Subcommittee DO dissolved oxygen EEZ exclusive economic zone EFH essential fi sh habitat FMP fi shery management plan FWC/FMRI Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission/Florida Marine Research Institute ft feet g gram GMFMC Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council GSI gonadal somatic index GSMFC Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission ha hectare HAB(s) Harmful Algal Bloom(s) HACCP Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point hr(s) hour(s) IJF interjurisdictional fi sheries ISSC Interstate Shellfi sh Sanitation Conference kg kilogram km kilometer lbs pounds LDWF Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries m meter MDMR Mississippi Department of Marine Resources MFCMA Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act min(s) minute(s) mm millimeters MO Model Ordinance MOA(MOU) Memorandum of Agreement (Understanding) MRFSS Marine Recreational Fisheries
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