Dedicated to diamondback terrapin research, conservation, management and educationThe Diamondback Terrapin Working Group was formed in 2004 by individuals from academic, scientific, regulatory and private institutions/organizations working to promote the conservation of the diamondback terrapin, the preservation of intact, wild terrapin populations and their associated ecosystems throughout their range. The Diamondback Terrapin Working Group is committed to and supports research, management, conservation, and education efforts with the above goals in mind.We welcome new members to the working group and encourage interested parties to join.
Pub No. 270
October 2017
TERRAPINS AND CRAB TRAPS
Examining interactions between terrapins and
the crab industry in the Gulf of Mexico
GULF STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION
October 18, 2017
Battle House Renaissance Hotel
Mobile, Alabama
Commissioners and Proxies
ALABAMA
Chris Blankenship, Commissioner
Alabama Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources
64 North Union Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-1901
Representative Steve McMillan
P.O. Box 337
Bay Minette, AL 36507
Chris Nelson
Bon Secour Fisheries, Inc.
P.O. Box 60
Bon Secour, AL 36511
FLORIDA
Nick Wiley, Executive Director
FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
620 South Meridian Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600
Proxy:
Dan Ellinor
FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
620 South Meridian Box 4B2
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600
Representative Jay Trumbull
317 House Office Building
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
LOUISIANA
Jack Montoucet, Secretary
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
P.O. Box 98000
Baton Rouge, LA 70898-9000
Proxy:
Patrick Banks
Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries
P.O. Box 98000
Baton Rouge, LA 70898-9000
Senator R.L. "Bret" Allain, II
600 Main Street, Suite 1
Franklin, LA 70538
John Roussel
1221 Plains Port Hudson Road
Zachary, LA 70791
MISSISSIPPI
Jamie Miller, Executive Director
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
1141 Bayview Avenue
Biloxi, MS 39530
Joe Gill, Jr.
Joe Gill Consulting, LLC
P.O. Box 535
Ocean Springs, MS 39566-0535
TEXAS
Carter Smith, Executive Director
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
4200 Smith School Road
Austin, TX 78744
Proxy
Robin Riechers/ Mark Lingo/ Lance Robinson
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
4200 Smith School Road
Austin, TX 78744
Troy Bello Williamson, II
P.O. 967
Corpus Christi, TX 78403
Representative Wayne Faircloth
Texas House of Representatives
2121 Market Street, Suite 205
Galveston, TX 77550
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