- A. The Vermilion, East and West Cote Blanche, and Atchafalaya Bay Public Oyster Seed Ground is described as that portion of state water bottoms beginning at a point of land on the southwest side of Southwest Pass, (y-335554.00) (x-1,774,683.00), thence S 31 54 44 E 4300.4 feet to Lighthouse Point on the southeast side of Southwest Pass and the most westerly point of Marsh Island (y-331,903.69) (x-1,776,956.24), thence along the south shoreline of Marsh Island to the point known as South Point (y-298,750.40)
(x-1,863,189.50) thence S 74 10 18 E 5278.6 feet to a platform (y-284,352.82) (x-1,913,973.65) thence S 68 18 41 E 75,154.9 feet to Eugene Island (y-256,578.31)
(x-1,983,808.02) thence S 35 17 41 E 17,453.6 feet to Point Au Fer (y-242,332.84) (x-1,993,892.44) thence along the southeastern shoreline of Atchafalaya Bay to South Point
(y-257,413.00) (x-2,031,117.00) thence N 29 36 41 E 7455.7 feet to the north bank of Four League Pass (y-263,895.00) (x-2,034,801.00) thence along the eastern shoreline of Atchafalaya Bay to the east bank of the Atchafalaya River (y-294,175.00) (x-2,020,925.00) thence N 80 57 36 W 6001.5 feet to the west bank of the Atchafalaya River
(y-295,118.00) (x-2,014,998.00) thence along the north shoreline of Atchafalaya Bay to Bell Isle Point
(y-312,510.00) (x-1,969,990.00) thence following the shoreline of New Pass to a point on the west bank of New Pass (y-318,375.00) (x-1,967,345.00) thence westerly along the north shoreline of Atchafalaya Bay to Point Chevreuil
(y-309,951.00) (x-1,930,415.00) thence northerly along the shoreline of East Cote Blanche Bay to Point Marone
(y-352,112.00) (x-1,898,410.00) thence northerly along the east shoreline of West Cote Blanche Bay to the East side of the Jaws (y-389,415.00) (x-1,909,020.00) thence N 64 01 41 W 4407.1 feet to the west side of the Jaws (y-391,345.00) (x-1,905,058.00) thence westerly along the north shoreline of West Cote Blanche Bay to Cypremort Point
(y-380,726.00) (x-1,826,461.00) thence northerly along the east shoreline of Vermilion Bay to Little Mud Point
(y-412,498.00) (x-1,836,480.00) thence in a southerly direction along the shoreline of Weeks Bay to the east bank of Shark Bayou (y-403,692.00) (x-1,840,583.00) thence northerly along the east shore of Weeks Bay to a point at the mouth of Bayou Carlin (y-422,780.00) (x-1,841,195.00) thence westerly along the north shoreline of Vermilion Bay to Mud Point (y-382,749.00) (x-1,741,026.00) thence continue along the shoreline to a point at the southeast corner of Little White Lake (y-395,495.00) (x-1,738,384.00) thence along the shoreline of Little White Lake to Buck Point (y-391,673.00) (x-1,736,065.00) thence continue along the shoreline to Redfish Point (y-375,420.00)
(x-1,786,260.00) thence southerly along the west shoreline to Vermilion Bay to a point at the mouth of Hog Bayou
(y-346,604.00) (x-1,752,950.00) thence along the shoreline of Hell Hole to a point at the northeast corner of Hell Hole (y-347,496.00) (x-1,755,604.00) thence easterly along the shoreline of Vermilion Bay to Indian Point (y-352,201.00) (x-1,777,875.00) thence southerly along the shoreline of Vermilion Bay and Southwest Pass to the Gulf and the point of beginning.
Authority Note
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 56:434.
Historical Note
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, LR 16:776 (September 1990).