 
The Louisiana Oyster Task Force was created by an act of the Louisiana Legislature in 1988 to represent the broad interests of the state’s oyster industry. Specific responsibilities of the Task Force include marketing, presenting industry views in various legal and regulatory affairs, and administering the Oyster Development Fund, as generated from oyster tag revenues. Task Force members are selected by the various associations and agencies to represent specific geographic and business interests of the oyster industry. The Task Force is served administratively by the Executive Director of the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board, an employee of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Louisiana Oyster Task Force
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| Board Member | Association |
| Chairman John Tesvich | Plaquemines Oyster Association |
| Vice Chairman Dan Coulon | Louisiana Farm Bureau |
| Shane Bagala | Southwest Pass Oyster Lease |
| Dana Brocato | United commercial fisherman |
| Patrick Banks | Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries |
| Glenn T. Cambre | Louisiana Office of Public Health |
| Wilbert Collins | Louisiana Oyster Dealers and Growers |
| Adel L. Dyson | Cameron Oyster Fisherman |
| Jakov Jurisic | Plaquemines Oyster Association |
| Keith Lacaze | Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement |
| Ralph Pausina | Louisiana Oyster Dealers and Growers |
| Dennis Pixton | United Commercial Fisherman |
| Karl Morgan | Department of Natural Resources |
| Brad Robin | United Commercial Fisherman |
| Byron Encalade | East Plaquemines Oyster Association |
| Al Sunseri | Louisiana Oyster Dealers and Growers |
| Mike Voisin | Terrebonne Oyster Association |
| Peter Vujnovich Jr. | Delta Commercial Fisherman |
| David Deere | Calcasieu Lake Oyster Task Force |
| Jerome Zeringue | Governor's Office of Coastal Activities |
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Today, coastal projects are changing water salinity in some areas. This can be a problem for oyster farmers, who lease the same area for generations. |
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