Fishermen who stay overnight at Port Eads Marina, located in Plaquemines Parish, are allowed to clean their catch on site and transport filleted fish to land-based ports in Louisiana. Catch inspections and certifications, which can only be issued when LDWF is on site at Port Eads, would allow for fishermen to possess and transport up to a 3-day daily creel limit.
When a LDWF certifying agent is not present, fishermen should adhere to the state-wide, on the water possession limits.
When a certifying agent is present, recreational anglers may seek inspection and certification provided the fisherman is in compliance with the following requirements:
- The fisherman holds and is in possession of all current recreational fishing licenses required.
- The fisherman is in possession of and can provide a receipt issued by the Port Eads Marina facility that demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the department, an overnight stay at the Port Eads Marina facility.
- Catches can only be inspected and certified for days on which LDWF staff is present at the facility. Upon landing his or her daily catch at the Port Eads Marina, the fisherman will contact LDWF staff on duty at the marina so that the can can be inspected to ensure that the species, size and daily creel limit are within legal limits. Following inspection, fish can be filleted and must be marked with catch certification tags that will be provided by the certifying agent.
- Once certified, the fisherman will be issued an interview form and bag tags for all bags of fish that correlate with an individual angler’s catch. No active fishing can take place on board a vessel transporting bags of certified catch.
- The fisherman is only in possession of his or her fish and shall not transport fish taken by another person back to the boat landing.
LDWF Certifying Agents will be present at Port Eads Marina on the following dates from 2 to 9 p.m.:
- Friday, August 28, 2015
- Saturday, August 29, 2015
