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BONNET CARRE SPILLWAY OPENING

BONNET CARRE SPILLWAY OPENING. Recreational Use Survey June 2008. SCOPE OF EFFORT. Survey Recreational Users of Lake Pontchartrain Lake Borgne Passes Area Louisiana Portion of Mississippi Sound All Recreational Users are Surveyed at Lake Access Points Emphasis is on Recreational Fishing

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BONNET CARRE SPILLWAY OPENING

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  1. BONNET CARRE SPILLWAY OPENING Recreational Use Survey June 2008

  2. SCOPE OF EFFORT • Survey Recreational Users of • Lake Pontchartrain • Lake Borgne • Passes Area • Louisiana Portion of Mississippi Sound • All Recreational Users are Surveyed at Lake Access Points • Emphasis is on Recreational Fishing • Survey Period is April through October 2008

  3. SURVEYS OF LAKE USERS • Statistically Significant Survey Determining Gross Change in Use Patterns • Questions Regarding Historical Use Patterns and Future Use Intentions • Questions Regarding Quality of Experience • Questions Regarding Fish Caught Before and After Spillway Opening (Type of Fish and Quantity of Fish)

  4. SURVEYS ATLAKE ACCESS POINTS • Includes People Fishing off Piers and the Lakeshore • Not All Access Points are Used Solely to Access the Study Area • 325 Surveys Have Been Completed to date with 25% of Survey Days Complete • 80% of Users Surveyed were Fishing/Crabbing • Limited to Lake Users Still Using the Lakes

  5. OTHER IMPACTS ON RECREATIONAL FISHING • Weather Conditions Were Not Favorable While the Spillway was Open • Fuel Costs have Reduced Recreational Fishing • Lack of Live Bait (shrimp)

  6. PRELIMINARY RESULTS • Has Your Use of Lake Pontchartrain/Borgne Changed Since the Spillway Opened? • Three-Fourths of all 325 Lake Users Say No • Three-Fourths of the 214 People Fishing Say No • Three-Fourths of the 45 People Crabbing Say No • Three-Fourths of the 249 Lake Pontchartrain Users Say No • Half of the 44 Boaters Using Areas Outside the Study Area Say No

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