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Oyster buyer Bill Parker asked the Cameron Parish Jury to consider supporting the opening of the West Cove of Calcasieu Lake with a 15 sack limit, in the face of a proposed decrease from 15 to 10 sacks on the east side this fall. He said a 33% decrease in income would hurt the local oyster fishermen, and opening West Cove to more harvesting would cultivate the beds and make them more valuable next year. The proposed opening of the Louisiana side of the Sabine Lake would also help oyster fishermen. Parker said Cameron Parish oysters are some of the best on the market, and with the east side of the state closed down due to the oil spill, the pressure on southwest Louisiana will be greater this year. The matter will be referred to the Cameron Parish Oyster Task Force.