Louisiana launches online ordering portal for oyster larvae
Oyster farm Michael C. Voisin, in Louisiana. (Photo: Stock file)
(UNITED STATES, 2/9/2018)
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) launched a portal for online orders, to provide the oyster industry with hatchery-reared oyster larvae and seed produced at the Michael C. Voisin Oyster Hatchery.
The LDWF will only accept requests through the online ordering portal and will be filled based on the order that they are received, giving priority to in-state larvae orders.
The Department informs that it will not accept written requests or made by phone, and that larger orders may be reduced or split by the department based on availability of larvae a...
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