Law Enforcement Meeting Agendas and Summaries

ASMFC Discussion of 2016 Striped Bass Compliance Report Needs; Joint Enforcement Agreement (JEA) Issues: Aerial Enforcement Activities, NOAA TED Reporting Requirements, and Federal vs. State Citations and Case Dispositions; Review State Questionnaire Results: State Licenses and Saltwater Registry in Federal Waters, Transit Issues, and Extending State Rules into Federal Waters; Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Issues: Gulf of Mexico-Mexican and Domestic Launches and AS-Safe Harbor and Multi-state Quota Harvest

Discussion of Shark Fin Possession Regulations and Statutes. Report on ASMFC Species Board — Atlantic Herring, Winter Flounder, and American Eel. Discuss Disposition of Seized Atlantic Striped Bass. Review and Discussion of States’ Use of VMS Data. Update on Cancer/Jonah Crab Fishery and Management Options. Report on ASMFC Species Board Actions: American Lobster, Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass. Discussion of American Lobster Trap-Tag Transferability. Discussion of New or Emerging Enforcement Issues for ASMFC Species. Review and Discussion of ASMFC 2015 Action Plan Tasks for LEC

Review of Law Enforcement Committee Guidelines for Enforceability. Association of Fish and Wildlife Association (AFWA) and Conservation Chief’s Association Update. Follow-up Discussion of American Eel Addendum IV. Wildlife Violator’s Compact. Presentation on Maine’s New Dealer/Harvester Swipe Card System.

Update on Asian Horseshoe Crab Importation (M. Hawk). Identification Issues for Dusky Sharks (M. Hawk). Review and Discussion of American Lobster Enforcement Issues — Gear Removal During Closed Periods and Transferrable Trap Tags. Review and Follow-up on American Eel Addenda.