Great Lakes Fishery Commission - Law Enforcement Committee

Law Enforcement Committee

Great Lakes Law Enforcement Committee

The Great Lakes Law Enforcement Committee serves to protect, enhance and promote the safe and wise use of the natural resources in the Great Lakes for present and future generations and in doing so, the Law Enforcement Committee is charged to:

Promote recognition that the Great Lakes fisheries resource is a shared, renewable resource whose protection and enhancement requires close cooperation between all jurisdictions charged with the responsibility of resource protection.
Promote recognition and acceptance that law enforcement is an integral part of effective Great Lakes fisheries and fisheries habitat management.
Promote cooperation among all Great Lakes law enforcement jurisdictions by:
- Identifying and promoting Great Lakes law enforcement priorities and tactics;
- Sharing of law enforcement information;
- Supporting investigations that span jurisdictional lines;
- Supporting development and dissemination of information about emerging enforcement technologies and techniques; and
- Development and recommending consistent regulations and commensurate penalties among jurisdictions.
Provide a basin update annually to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.
Ensure law enforcement information is made available for incorporation into fisheries management decision-making.
Participate in the management of fisheries resources and fish habitat by preventing exploitation by unlawful means.

Great Lakes Law Enforcement Committee Terms of Reference

Members

Ron Beirnes, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Chair
Nick Torsky, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Vice-Chair
Steve Amsler, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
Joel Arthur, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Mark Duffy, Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Brandon Fehrenbacher, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Past Chair
Jared Kreeger, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Matt Leibengood, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Troy Ludwig, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Matthew Miller, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Enforcement Division
La'Kota Raphael, Chippewa-Ottawa Resource Authority - Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
Matt Robertson, Chippewa-Ottawa Resource Authority - Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
Robert Robles Jr, Chippewa-Ottawa Resource Authority - Little River Band of Ottawa Indians
Clay Rumph, 1854 Treaty Authority
Jeremiah Schiessel, United States Coast Guard - District 9
Tyler Soety, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Bob Stroess, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Past Chair
Edwin VanDenOetelaar, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Joshua VerHague, New York Department of Environmental Conservation
Vacant, Chippewa-Ottawa Resource Authority - Bay Mills Indian Community
Vacant, Chippewa-Ottawa Resource Authority - Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians