TERRAPINS AND CRAB TRAPS

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 TERRAPINS AN