1. 2015 Oyster Stock Assessment Public Oyster Areas of Louisiana Louisiana Oyster Task Force New Orleans, La August 26, 2015

2. Historical Louisiana Oyster Landings PRELIMINARY DATA - SUBJECT TO CHANGE

3. Sampling performed in July 2015 110 sampling sites visited 550 total m 2 samples collected

4. STOCK ASSESSMENT RESULTS Preliminary data – subject to revision

5. STOCK ASSESSMENT RESULTS Preliminary data – subject to revision

6. Coastal Study Areas (CSAs) LDWF Office of Fisheries – Marine Fisheries Section PRELIMINARY DATA - SUBJECT TO CHANGE

7. CSASeedSeed %SackSack %TotalTotal % 1N 336,732 54.8% 171,735 34.2% 508,468 45.6% 1S 5,059 0.8% 45,572 9.1% 50,631 4.5% 3 9,267 1.5% 8,397 1.7% 17,663 1.6% 5E 1,3480.2% 706 0.1% 2,054 0.2% 5W 141,923 23.1% 58,615 11.7% 200,539 18.0% 7 119,646 19.5% 216,484 43.2% 336,130 30.1% Total 613,975501,5091,115,484 Preliminary data – subject to revision BOLD indicates increases over 2014 levels; Italicized indicates decreases Availability in barrels (1 barrel = 2 sacks) 1N = Lake Borgne/MS Sound 1S = East of MS River, South of MRGO 3 = Hackberry Bay 5E = Lake Chien/Felicity 5W = Sister Lake/Bay Junop/Lake Mechant 7 = Calcasieu & Sabine Lakes CSA Description

8. CSA 1 – North (Lake Borgne/MS Sound area) PRELIMINARY DATA - SUBJECT TO CHANGE 2015 -23.1% seed +11.9% sack -14.0% total Quick Facts Overall decrease in availability by 14% Majority of resource is on recent cultch plants Market-size & seed in Grassy/Halfmoon/Petit area X

9. CSA 1 – South (Black Bay, Bay Gardene, Lake Fortuna, etc.) PRELIMINARY DATA - SUBJECT TO CHANGE 2015 -82.8% seed -18.6% sack -40.7% total Quick Facts Overall decrease in availability by 41% Lake Fortuna CP holds over half of all resource X

10. CSA 3 (Hackberry Bay) PRELIMINARY DATA - SUBJECT TO CHANGE 2015 -73.5% seed +371.0% sack -51.9% total Quick Facts Overall decrease in availability by 52% 2008 CP shows highest oyster density 2012 CP holds most overall oyster resource Sizeable increase in market-size oysters X

11. CSA 5E (Lake Chien and Lake Felicity) PRELIMINARY DATA - SUBJECT TO CHANGE 2015 -37.4% seed +177.0% sack -14.7% total Quick Facts Overall decrease in availability by 15% Very low amount of resource Resource concentrated in Lake Chien X

12. CSA 5W (Sister Lake, Bay Junop, Lake Mechant) PRELIMINARY DATA - SUBJECT TO CHANGE 2015 -48.4% seed +59.1% sack -35.7% total Quick Facts Overall decrease in availability by 36% SL had sizeable increase in market-size oysters (73%) Lake Mechant experienced large drop in seed oysters X

13. CSA 6 (Vermilion Bay Area) PRELIMINARY DATA - SUBJECT TO CHANGE 2015 -62.4% seed -100.0% sack -61.3% total X

14. CSA 7 (Calcasieu & Sabine Lakes) PRELIMINARY DATA - SUBJECT TO CHANGE 2015 -52.5% seed -64.0% sack -60.6% total Quick Facts Overall decrease by 61% East side has a few oysters; driven by 1 new station West Cove significant decrease in availability Sabine Lake significant decrease in availability X

15. 2015 Stock Assessment Quick Facts Overall decrease in availability by 41% Largest resource in MS Sound area Sister Lake holds fishable resource Sizeable decreases in Calcasieu & Sabine 2015 Statewide Oyster Availability PRELIMINARY DATA - SUBJECT TO CHANGE

16. Louisiana Public Oyster Areas Preliminary 2015/2016 Season Recommendations 1N. Primary Public Grounds East of MS RiverOctober 26 (SACKING ONLY areas) 1S.Primary Public Grounds South of MRGOOctober 26 3. Little Lake, Barataria BaySeptember 9 3.Hackberry BayOctober 26 5E. Lake Tambour & Deep LakeSeptember 9 5W. Sister Lake & Lake MechantOctober 26 6. Vermilion/Atchafalaya Bay AreaSeptember 9 7. Calcasieu Lake – West Cove November 1 *** SACK LIMITS**** 40 sacks per vessel per day; Calcasieu Lake: 6 sacks CLOSED 2014 Hackberry Bay Cultch Plant, Bay Junop, East Side of Calcasieu Lake, Sabine Lake 6 3 5E 7 1 5W

17. The following slides show stock assessment with Sabine removed (Only show if needed)

18. PRELIMINARY DATA - SUBJECT TO CHANGE Statewide

19. PRELIMINARY DATA - SUBJECT TO CHANGE CSA 7 (Calcasieu Lake ONLY)