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Chairperson and Membership Information
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Task Force for Fisheries Management Work Group Rosters
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| Habitat Work Group |
| Objectives: Assess current programs for the protection and improvement of existing fish habitat, identify the strengths and weaknesses of current programs, identify opportunities and approaches for the fisheries service to better protect and enhance fish habitat, and discuss the relative priority that should be afforded this work. Inland issues. |
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| Assigned Support Staff: |
| Don Cosden, MD DNR (DNR Coordinator) |
| Jim Uphoff, MDNR |
| Greg Golden/Roland Limpert, MDNR Environmental Reveiw |
| Tom Parham/Ron Clauda, MDNR TEA/MANTA |
| Assigned Task Force Peer Advisor Support: |
| Ray Morgan, UMCES AL |
| Advisors: |
| Bill Goldsborough, Chesapeake Bay Foundation |
| Margaret Palmer, UMCES CBL |
| Monty Hawkins, Ocean City Reef Foundation |
| Roman Jesien, MD Coastal Bays Program |
| Jeffery Popp, Wildlife Habitat Council |
| Task Force Members: |
| Jim Gracie, Mid Atlantic Chapter of Trout Unlimited |
| Russell Dize, MWA |
| Fred Tutman, Patuxent Riverkeeper |
| Frank Dawson, MDNR |
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| Fisheries Planning Work Group |
| Objectives: Assess current planning authority and the process for the generation of Fisheries Management Plans (FMP’s). Identify and prioritize opportunities associated with the current planning process, including, but not limited to: public involvement, allocation procedures, addressing multi-species and ecosystem based interactions, and the coordination of state, regional and coastal plans. Identify alternative models to address priority concerns and recommend preferred policy, regulatory and/or statutory approaches to improve the planning process. |
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| Assigned Support Staff: |
| Nancy Butowski, MDNR (DNR Coordinator) |
| Steve Early, MDNR |
| Karen Knotts, MDNR |
| Tom O'Connell, MDNR |
| Alan Heft, MDNR |
| Howard King, MDNR |
| Assigned Task Force Peer Advisor Support: |
| Ed Houde, UMCES CBL |
| Advisors: |
| Bob Hilderbrand, UMCES AL |
| Task Force Members: |
| Scott McGuire, CCA MD |
| Bill Windley, MSSA |
| Larry Simns, MWA |
| Frank Dawson, MDNR |
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| Alternative Management Work Group |
| Objectives: Assess current approaches to management of fisheries – with particular emphasis on efficiency and effectiveness of the management process for the Fisheries Service, participants in the fishery and related industries. Explore alternative approaches to management, including but not limited to individual transferable effort systems, individual transferable quota systems and other dedicated access privilege systems. Look at best practices in use elsewhere that might have application in Maryland. Evaluate alternative models currently in place in Maryland. Use the commercial striped bass fishery as a model to explore alternative management approaches. Recommend policy, regulatory and statutory changes to implement preferred approaches |
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| Assigned Support Staff: |
| Howard King, MDNR (DNR Coordinator) |
| Carrie Kennedy, MDNR |
| Sgt. Randy Bowman, NRP |
| Assigned Task Force Peer Advisor Support: |
| T.B.D. |
| Advisors: |
| Doug Lipton, UMD |
| Stephanie Reynolds, CBF |
| Bob Evans, MWA |
| Chuckie Clark, MWA |
| Task Force Members: |
| Sherman Baynard, CCA MD |
| Larry Simns, MWA |
| Rich Novotny, MSSA |
| Mike Benjamin, Chesapeake Guides Assoc. |
| Ed O'Brien, Brian Keehn, MD Charter Boat Assoc. |
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| Enforcement Work Group |
| Objectives: Assess the current enforcement strategies and resources. Identify opportunities for enhancement of current resources, with the objective of attaining the full mandated strength. |
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| Assigned Support Staff: |
| Gina Hunt, (MDNR Coordinator) |
| Lt. Joe Offer & Sgt. Randy Bowman, NRP |
| Assigned Task Force Peer Advisor Support: |
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| Advisors: |
| MDE Representative |
| Task Force Members: |
| Russell Dize, MWA |
| Brian Keehn, MD Charter Boat Assoc. |
| Roger Trageser, MD Bass Federation |
| Mike Benjamin, Chesapeake Guides Assoc. |
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| Data Management Work Group |
| Objectives:Evaluate the present collection, availability, and management of fisheries data. Identify potential technologies to improve data manipulation, storage, and how other states have addressed these issues. Identify data collection opportunities of the new coastal licensing protocols for Maryland recreational anglers. |
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| Assigned Support Staff: |
| Harley Speir, MDNR (DNR Coordinator) |
| Don Cosden, MDNR |
| Karen Knotts, MDNR |
| Tony Allred, MDNR; |
| Assigned Task Force Peer Advisor Support: |
| Ray Morgan, UMCES AL |
| Advisors: |
| Andy Lotus |
| Julie Defilippi |
| Rob Andrews |
| Brad Gentner |
| Howard Townsend, NOAA |
| Task Force Members: |
| Ed O'Brien, MD Charter Boat Assoc. |
| Bill Windley, MSSA |
| Scott McGuire, CCA MD |
| Rich Novotny, MSSA |
| Brian Keehn, MD Charter Boat Assoc. |
| Jim Gracie, Mid Atlantic Chapter of Trout Unlimited |
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| Legal Review Work Group |
| Objectives:Review conflicts, discrepancies, and ambiguous laws and regulations. Make recommendations to clarify and streamline statutes. This workgroup will provide legal resources for other workgroups, and will work to reconcile conflicts between the recommendations made by the workgroups and the existing regulations. |
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| Assigned Support Staff: |
| Sarah Widman, MDNR (DNR Coordinator) |
| Megan Mueller, UMD |
| Lesetta Silvestri, UMD |
| Paul Peditto, MDNR |
| Shara Alpert, MDNR |
| Assigned Task Force Peer Advisor Support: |
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| Advisors: |
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| Task Force Members: |
| Tom Lewis, FTF Chair |
| Sherman Baynard, CCA MD |
| Fred Tutman, Patuxent Riverkeeper |
| Jim Gracie, Mid Atlantic Chapter of Trout Unlimited |
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| Stock Monitoring and Assessment Work Group |
| Objectives: Review the current stock assessment process, and develop recommendations for improvement. |
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| Assigned Support Staff: |
| Lynn Fegley, (MDNR Coordinator) |
| Alexei Sharov, MDNR |
| Karen Knotts, MDNR |
| Assigned Task Force Peer Advisor Support: |
| Ray Morgan, UMCES AL |
| Ed Houde, UMCES CBL |
| Advisors: |
| Tom Miller, UMCES CBL |
| Michael Wilberg, UMCES CBL |
| Task Force Members: |
| Bill Windley, MSSA |
| Roger Trageser, MD Bass Federation |
| Jim Gracie, Mid Atlantic Chapter of Trout Unlimited |
| Scott McGuire, CCA MD |
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