La. Admin. Code tit. 76 § I-316

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section I-316 - Fish and Shellfish Product Form Conversions

A. With respect to fish and shellfish species, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Trip Ticket Program uses conversion factors to convert the weight of different product forms of species to their whole form weight. Those conversion factors, as enumerated below, shall be used to convert the weight of fish and shellfish species not in whole form to whole form weight for the purpose of assigning civil restitution penalty values for commercial fish and shellfish species.

B. Fish and Shellfish Product Form Conversion Factors

Fish and Shellfish Product Form Conversion Factors
Fish and Shellfish	Gutted	Gutted and Headed, or Steaked, or Cleaned, or Tubed	Meat (Fillet, Pieces, or Chunks)
Amberjack, Greater	1.04	1.24	3.14
Amberjack, Lesser	1.04	1.24	3.14
Angelfish	1.11	1.33	2.86
Barracuda	1.11	1.33	2.86
Bigeye, Other	1.04	1.24	1.79
Bigeye, Short	1.04	1.24	1.79
Bluefish	1.09	1.43
Bonito, Atlantic	1.15	1.52	3.03
Bowfin	1.14	1.45	2.33
Brotula, Bearded	1.12	1.39	3.70
Buffalofish	1.11	1.54	3.12
Bulleye	1.04	1.24	1.79
Bullheads	1.14	1.45	2.86
Carp, Bighead	1.04	1.72	3.57
Carp, Common	1.11	1.54	3.12
Carp, Grass	1.04	1.72	3.57
Carp, Silver	1.04	1.72	3.57
Catfish, Blue	1.14	1.45	2.86
Catfish, Channel	1.14	1.45	2.86
Catfish, Flathead	1.14	1.45	2.86
Catfish, Gafftopsail	1.12	1.39	3.70
Catfish, Hardhead	1.12	1.39	3.70
Chubs	1.04	1.24	1.79
Cobia	1.04	1.24
Crab, Blue		1.25	6.00
Crawfish			6.67
Creole Fish	1.04	1.24	1.79
Dogfish, Other	1.20	1.39	3.33
Dogfish, Spiny	1.20	1.39	3.33
Dolphin	1.20	1.39	3.33
Driftfish, Black	1.11	1.54	2.86
Drum, Black	1.14	1.64	2.86
Eel, Freshwater	1.01	1.04
Eel, Conger	1.11	1.25	2.22
Eel, Moray	1.11	1.25	2.22
Escolar	1.15	1.52	2.86
Gar, Aligator	1.04	1.33	2.86
Gar, Longnose	1.04	1.33	2.86
Gar, Shortnose	1.04	1.33	2.86
Gar, Spotted	1.04	1.33	2.86
Garfish, Other	1.04	1.33	2.86
Gaspergou	1.17	1.79	2.56
Graysby	1.18	1.43	2.63
Grouper, Black	1.18	1.43	2.63
Grouper, Gag	1.18	1.43	2.63
Grouper, Marbled	1.18	1.43	2.63
Grouper, Misty	1.18	1.43	2.63
Grouper, Nassau	1.18	1.43	2.63
Grouper, Red	1.18	1.43	2.63
Grouper, Snowy	1.18	1.43	2.63
Grouper, Warsaw	1.18	1.43	2.63
Grouper, Yellowedge	1.18	1.43	2.63
Grouper, Yellowfin	1.18	1.43	2.63
Grouper, Yellowmouth	1.18	1.43	2.63
Grunts	1.18	1.43	2.63
Hake	1.12	1.39	3.70
Hind, Red	1.18	1.43	2.63
Hind, Rock	1.18	1.43	2.63
Hind, Speckled	1.18	1.43	2.63
Jack, Almaco	1.04	1.24	1.79
Jack, Bar	1.04	1.24	1.79
Jack, Black	1.04	1.24	1.79
Jack, Cravelle	1.04	1.24	1.79
Jack, Horse-Eye	1.04	1.24	1.79
Mackerel, King	1.04	1.33	2.86
Mackerel, Spanish	1.15	1.52	3.03
Mooneye	1.04
Moonfish	1.04
Mullet, Striped	1.14	1.45	2.86
Oilfish	1.11	1.54	2.86
Opah	1.04	1.24	1.79
Other Freshwater Finfish Species	1.14	1.33	3.03
Other Saltwater Finfish Species	1.14	1.33	3.03
Oyster			16.23
Parrotfish	1.04	1.24	1.79
Pinfish	1.11	1.54
Pomfrets	1.04	1.24	1.79
Pompano, African	1.04	1.20	2.63
Pompano, Florida	1.04	1.20	2.63
Porgy, Jolthead	1.04	1.24
Porgy, Knobbed	1.04	1.24
Porgy, Red	1.04	1.24
Porgy, Whitebone	1.04	1.24
Rainbow Runner	1.04	1.24	3.14
Rover, Crimson	1.04	1.24	1.79
Rudderfish	1.12
Rudderfish, Banded	1.04	1.24	3.14
Runner, Blue	1.09	1.43	3.14
Scamp	1.18	1.43	2.63
Scorpionfish, Longsnout	1.04	1.24	1.79
Scorpionfish, Other	1.04	1.24	1.79
Scorpionfish, Spiny Cheek	1.04	1.24	1.79
Scorpionfish, Spotted	1.04	1.24	1.79
Sculpins	1.12	2.57	5.00
Seabass, Bank	1.04	1.24	1.79
Seabass, Black	1.04	1.24	1.79
Seabass, Longtail	1.04	1.24	1.79
Shark, Bignose	1.20	1.39	3.33
Shark, Blacknose	1.20	1.39	3.33
Shark, Blacktip	1.20	1.39	3.33
Shark, Blue	1.20	1.39	3.33
Shark, Bull	1.20	1.39	3.33
Shark, Dusky	1.20	1.39	3.33
Shark, Finetooth	1.20	1.39	3.33
Shark, Hammerhead	1.20	1.39	3.33
Shark, Lemon	1.20	1.39	3.33
Shark, Longfin Mako	1.20	1.39	3.33
Shark, Night	1.20	1.39	3.33
Shark, Porbeagle	1.20	1.39	3.33
Shark, Sand Tiger	1.20	1.39	3.33
Shark, Sandbar	1.20	1.39	3.33
Shark, Shortfin Mako	1.20	1.39	3.33
Shark, Silky	1.20	1.39	3.33
Shark, Spinner	1.20	1.39	3.33
Shark, Tiger	1.20	1.39	3.33
Shark, White	1.20	1.39	3.33
Sharks, Other	1.20	1.39	3.33
Sharks, Other Large Coastal	1.20	1.39	3.33
Sharks, Other Small Coastal	1.20	1.39	3.33
Sharks, Thresher	1.20	1.39	3.33
Sheepshead	1.17	1.54	4.00
Shrimp, Brown		1.61	1.61
Shrimp, Pink		1.60	1.60
Shrimp, River		1.67	1.67
Shrimp, Rock		1.67	1.67
Shrimp, Royal Red		1.80	1.80
Shrimp, Seabob		1.53	1.53
Shrimp, Trachypenaeus		1.61	1.61
Shrimp, White		1.54	1.54
Snapper, Black	1.11	1.54	3.12
Snapper, Blackfin	1.11	1.54	3.12
Snapper, Cubera	1.11	1.54	3.12
Snapper, Dog	1.11	1.54	3.12
Snapper, Gray	1.11	1.54	3.12
Snapper, Lane	1.11	1.54	3.12
Snapper, Mahogany	1.11	1.54	3.12
Snapper, Mutton	1.11	1.54	3.12
Snapper, Queen	1.11	1.54	3.12
Snapper, Silk	1.11	1.54	3.12
Snapper, Vermilion	1.11	1.54	3.12
Snapper, Yellowtail	1.11	1.54	3.12
Soapfish	1.18	1.43	2.63
Spadefish	1.11	1.54
Spanish Flag	1.04	1.24	1.79
Spot	1.04	1.72	3.57
Squirrelfish	1.14	1.24	1.79
Stingrays, Other	1.12
Sunfishes, Ocean	1.04	1.72	3.57
Swordfish	1.20	1.33	3.33
Tilefish, Blackline	1.12	1.39	2.94
Tilefish, Blueline	1.12	1.39	2.94
Tilefish, Goldface	1.12	1.39	2.94
Tilefish, Other	1.12	1.39	2.94
Tilefish, Sand	1.12	1.39	2.94
Triggerfish, Gray	1.04	1.72	3.57
Triggerfish, Ocean	1.04	1.72	3.57
Triggerfish, Queen	1.04	1.72	3.57
Tripletail	1.18	1.43
Tuna, Albacore	1.11	1.33	2.86
Tuna, Bigeye	1.25	1.25	3.03
Tuna, Blackfin	1.25	1.25	3.03
Tuna, Bluefin	1.18	1.25	3.03
Tuna, Little Tunny	1.18	1.25	3.03
Tuna, Skipjack	1.18	1.33	3.03
Tuna, Yellowfin	1.11	1.25	3.03
Wahoo	1.18	1.43	2.86
Wenchman	1.11	1.54	3.12
Whiting	1.14	1.45	2.86

La. Admin. Code tit. 76, § I-316

Promulgated by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, LR 37:2436 (August 2011).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 56:40.2.