There are not many good commercial grade oysters to the North of Big Lake.
Best ones are in an area North of the Old Jettys, and along the ship channel to Long Point.
West Cove is full too, but not commercially favored.
You cannot lease reefs in Big Lake. There are not enough and the lake is not big enough.
We have big oysters, but not many. East side of La. has lots more oysters, but not big ones. But they have huge bays and open water that we don't have.
If the state layed down a substate over the whole lake, then we might be able to have leases, but who gets to lease them? That will be another fight.
Stop the dredging, you will stop the massacre of oysters.
Go to tonging only like before and there will be plenty of oysters for a long time. Lazy people don't tong for oysters. Just the ones who really need the money.
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