Oyster(Crassostrea virginica )
Quick Facts
- Native Species?: Yes
- Food Value: Highly edible, both raw and cooked
The oyster is a popular and important bivalve mollusk that drives a valuable commercial industry, and is also sometimes gathered by recreational anglers. The LDWF takes an active role in the management and proliferation of oysters by creating new areas of hard bottom upon which the oysters and many other creatures can colonize. Additional oyster management activities include setting harvest seasons and limits, extensive biological monitoring of the oyster population, and small-scale oyster plantings utilizing hatchery-raised oyster seed. Oysters constitute a significant part of the overall commercial seafood harvest by Louisiana fishermen each year.
Oysters grow in inshore estuaries and on near shore areas of the Louisiana coast. They often form large aggregations of shell, called reefs, that are home to a wide variety of other sea life. They become food stations for many other fish and creatures. Redfish, flounder and trout are just a few of the fish that can be caught around oyster reefs.
There are seasons and limits pertaining to oyster collection, so check the latest regulations.
Oyster Rules and Regulations
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Fisheries Research Lab Facility
The Fisheries Research Lab took roughly ten years to plan and build but has greatly increased the scope of LDWF and its programs benefit every angler and ... Read More
