Zone G Meeting
Lobster Zone Council Meeting
York Village Fire House
June 28, 2006 – 7:00 p.m.

 

1) Introductions

2) Approval of Meeting Minutes (January 4, 2006)

3) Reports & Updates – Lobster Advisory Council Update – Handouts A & B
– DMR Updates
– District Representatives – reports from each district

4) New Business – Continued Effort Discussion – Handouts C-J
- In Shore Trawl Survey (9-11-06)

5) Open Discussion

6) Set Next Meeting Date

 

Handouts

A. Lobster Advisory Council Meeting Minutes – March 27, 2006
B. Lobster Advisory Council Meeting Minutes – November 29, 2005
C. Background Sheet for LAC Discussion on Effort Issues Facing Maine’s Lobster Fishery (Updated May 2006)
D. Draft Trap Tag Replacement Policy Revisions – March 2006
E. Latent Lobster and Crab Fishing Licenses – Issue Summary – April 2006
F. Trap Tags Versus Licenses as Method for Determining Exit/Entry Ratios – April 2006
G. Tiered Lobster License – April 2006
H. Tiered License Taxation Issue Paper
I. Phase in of 600-Trap Limit for New Entrants in Lobster Fishery – April 2006
J. Changes to Student Entry into the Commercial Fishery – May 2006
K. 2006 New Zone Entrant Determination
L. Lobster Zone License and Trap Tag Annual Summary as of May 25, 2006