Law Enforcement Meeting Agendas and Summaries

Review Proposed Jonah Crab Claw Harvest Regulations; Update on Future Safe Harbor Issues and Input (Other Emerging Issues); Update on Aerial Enforcement Subcommittee Discussions; Lobster Enforcement Subcommittee Report and Discussion; Review Law Enforcement Committee Comments and Recommendations to ASMFC Boards; Review Out-of-State Shipment/Sale Tracking for Enforcement Needs

Review Jonah Crab Addendum I LEC Comments and Follow-Up; Presentation of Maine’s Lobster Trap Tag Transferability Program; American Lobster Enforcement Subcommittee Update; Review and Update of Dual Landings Allowances; Review and Discuss 2016 Action Plan Tasks for the LEC; Aerial Enforcement Issues and Subcommittee Formation; Tautog Tagging Program Update and Subcommittee Review; LEC Webpage Review and Discussion

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