[MathGeek]

We've completed the data analysis from our creel survey data from 2011 and 2012 relating to the Calcasieu Estuary. The data and other background suggests that the dominant factor most likely responsible for the decline in the condition factor of fish and slow growth is the overharvesting of oysters from Calcasieu Lake in the 2010-2011 oystering season. We're writing up our results now and hope to have a draft ready to submit for publication in a few weeks.

We've found a number of relevant LDWF press releases and also the info and reports at the CCAL site and popular press, as well as a relevent LSU Master's Thesis by Steven Beck. The purpose of this post is to request pointers to additional references or study results regarding the overharvesting of oysters in Calcasieu Estuary at any time from 2005 to the present, but especially in 2010-2011. Certainly pointers to references related to other possible causal factors would be appreciated as well.