Oyster Industry Workshop to Address Key Legislative Issues

November 05, 2015

Louisiana Fisheries Forward (LFF), a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and Louisiana Sea Grant collaborative program, will host a free, educational oyster industry workshop in Houma. Workshop topics
include oyster harvesting tags and requirements, methods of sale of oysters, private seed production and industry legislative updates. These presentations are designed to help those in the oyster industry thrive in a
constantly changing marketplace.

The free workshop will be held:

Friday, November 13, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dumas Auditorium • 301 West Tunnel Blvd., Houma, LA 70360

Hands-on demonstrations will include new refrigeration techniques and equipment, including the LFF Seafood Quality Training Lab. A light meal will be provided, so registration is encouraged to accommodate all
participants; visit http://lafisheriesforward.org/?p=1004.

LFF is a voluntary education program, established with the goal of improving the economic success of Louisiana’s commercial fishing industry by showcasing new technology and best practice methods.
Fishermen requesting more information should contact Alan Matherne or Julie Falgout, Sea Grant, at 985-873-6495 or [email protected] | [email protected]; or Darren Bourgeois, LDWF, at (504) 284-2033
or [email protected].

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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.la.gov or www.FishLA.org. To receive
recreational or commercial fishing email and text alerts, signup at http://www.wlf.la.gov/signup.

Since its establishment in 1968, Louisiana Sea Grant has worked to promote stewardship of the state’s coastal resources through a combination of research, education and outreach
programs critical to the cultural, economic and environmental health of Louisiana’s coastal zone. Louisiana Sea Grant, based at Louisiana State University, is part of the National Sea Grant College Program, a network
of 33 university-based programs in each of the U.S. coastal and Great Lakes states and Puerto Rico.