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TPWD proposes lower cultivated‑oyster fees and broader triploid parentage; industry-backed changes to appear on formal agenda
Summary
TPWD staff proposed reducing annual fees for cultivated-oyster (CALM) permits and allowing triploid oysters from the Northern Gulf stock as broodstock; staff said the proposals are based on stakeholder input, genetic studies and biosecurity protocols and recommended placing the items on the formal agenda.
Dr. Lindsey Glass Campbell of TPWD’s Coastal Fisheries division presented two proposed amendments to the department’s Cultivated Oyster Mariculture (CALM) program on May 21: (1) a reduction in annual permit fees for grow‑out and nursery/hatchery sites, and (2) a change to allow triploid oysters produced from broodstock originating in the Northern Gulf region (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama) rather than limiting broodstock to Texas-origin stock only.
Campbell said the fee reduction proposals respond to stakeholder input intended to lower financial barriers for small businesses and bring TPWD fees…
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