LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE & FISHERIES OFFICE OF FISHERIES INLAND FISHERIES SECTION PART VI -A WATERBODY MANAGEMENT PLAN SERIES BARATARIA BASIN LAKE HISTORY & MANAGEMENT ISSUES 1 CHRONOLOGY April 2014 - Prepared by Tim Ruth, Biologist Manager, District 8 Gary Vitrano, Biologist Manager, District 8 August 2015 – Update by Gary Vitrano, Biologist Manager, District 8 August 2017 – Update by Gary Vitrano, Biologist Manager, District 8 Matthew Duplessis, Biologist Supervisor, District 8 December 2019 – Update by Gary Vitrano, Biologist Manager, District 8 Matthew Duplessis, Biologist Supervisor, District 8 Jonathan Winslow, Biologist 3, District 8 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS WATERBODY HISTORY .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4 GENERAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Major Waterbodies: ............................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Parishes Located: ................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 AUTHORITY ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 ACCESS .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Boat docks .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Piers ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 State/Federal facilities ........................................................................................................................................................................... 7 SHORELINE DEVELOPMENT................................................................................................................................................................ 8 State/National Parks .............................................................................................................................................................................. 8 EVENTS / PROBLEMS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 8 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill ......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Hurricanes and Tropical Storms ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 Hydrological Changes and Diversions .................................................................................................................................................. 9 Aquatic Habitat Loss and Shifts ........................................................................................................................................................... 10 MANAGEMENT ISSUES ......................................................................................................................................................................... 15 AQUATIC VEGETATION ................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Limitations ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Type Maps ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Treatment History ................................................................................................................................................................................ 16 RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Biological Control ................................................................................................................................................................................ 18 Chemical Control ................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 HISTORY OF REGULATIONS ........................................................................................................................................................... 19 Recreational ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Commercial .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 FISH KILLS / DISEASE HISTORY ..................................................................................................................................................... 19 CONTAMINANTS / POLLUTION ...................................................................................................................................................... 19 BIOLOGICAL ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 19 Fish samples ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Stocking History ................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Largemouth bass genetics .................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Species profile ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Threatened/endangered/exotic species ................................................................................................................................................. 30 CREEL SURVEY ................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Current methods ................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 WATER USE .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Hunting ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 30 Skiing .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Scuba Diving ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 30 Swimming ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 31 Irrigation .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 31 REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 APPENDIX I ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 APPENDIX II 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