Basic Commercial Fishing Regulations - Gulf States Marine ...

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Prohibited Noxious Aquatic Plants Importation
No person shall at any time import or cause to be
transported into the jurisdiction of the state of Louisiana
from any other state or country, any of the invasive
noxious aquatic plants listed below, without first
obtaining an Invasive, Noxious Aquatic Plant permit
from the department:
1. Eichhornia azurea (rooting or anchoring hyacinth)
2. Elodea canadensis (elodea)
3. Hydrilla spp. (hydrilla)
4. Lagarosiphon muscoides & Lagarosiphon major
(African elodea)
5. Myriophyllum spicatum (Eurasian watermilfoil)
6. Najas marina (marine naiad)
7. Najas minor (slender naiad)
8. Panicum repens (torpedograss)
9. Pontederia spp. (pickerelweed)
10. Spirodela oligorrhiza (giant duckweed)
11. Trapa (waterchestnut)
12. Melaleuca quinquenvia (kapok tree)
13. Pistia stratioties (water lettuce)
14. Salvinia spp. (salvinia)
15. Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife)
16. Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth)
NOTICE TO FISHERMEN
AND BOATERS
With increasing frequency, introduced
aquatic plants are creating serious aquatic
habitat problems in many areas of the
state. To minimize the spread of these
plants in Louisiana waters we recommend
the following: check boats (live
wells, ice chests, fishing tackle, etc.) and
trailers for the presence of aquatic vegetation
prior to departing the launch site.
If present, we encourage you to remove
all plant material and dispose of it in a
manner that will prevent introduction into
other waterbodies.
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