Louisiana § RS 56:325.5 - Commercial menhaden harvest reporting
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§ RS 56:325.5. Commercial menhaden harvest reporting
A. The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, that require companies taking menhaden by vessels equipped with purse seines for the purpose of reduction fishing to report monthly, beginning in May 2023, commercial menhaden harvest reports. The rules and regulations shall provide for the following:
(1) Monthly reporting shall include the following data for each set:
(a) Location data in degrees, minutes, seconds, with a defined datum, determined by global positioning satellite (GPS) navigational instrument reading.
(b) Estimated volume of harvest.
(c) Length of the menhaden estimated based on a sample of the harvest. In addition, the rule shall provide for the size of the sample and the method used to estimate the length.
(2) The form, manner, and the date of the month the department receives the monthly report.
(3) Procedures to preserve the confidentiality of any data, information, or statistics submitted or collected to comply with federal procedures as set forth by the United States Department of Commerce or its agencies for confidentiality of fishing statistics collected from individuals or firms by the department or its agencies. Any information the department provides to the public shall not indicate the captain, vessel, or company.
B. Beginning February 10, 2024, the department shall annually report to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment the commercial menhaden harvest from the prior year based upon the aggregated data from the monthly reports.
C. For the purposes of this Section, a "set" means when a purse seine is deployed and encircles a school of menhaden, regardless of whether those fish are reduced to possession by transferring to the mother ship or steamer.
Acts 2022, No. 759, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 56:325.5 ("Commercial menhaden harvest reporting") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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