Completion of Four Oyster Broodstock Reefs in Plaquemines and St. Bernard

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has completed construction of four reefs located at Petit Pass, Karako Bay, Lake Machias, and Mozambique Point in Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes. Approximately 5,000 cubic yards of limestone was placed within each 10- acre site for a total of about 20,000 cubic yards of new oyster reef. During material deposition, emphasis was placed…

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