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The Council of Lake Committees is composed of representatives from state, tribal, and provincial agencies represented on Lakes Committees, for a maximum of twenty-one members: 

• Lake Ontario Committee--New York, Ontario 
• Lake Erie Committee--Michigan, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania 
• Lake Huron Committee--Michigan, Ontario, Chippewa-Ottawa Treaty Fishery Management Authority 
• Lake Michigan--Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Chippewa-Ottawa Treaty Fishery Management Authority 
• Lake Superior Committee--Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, Wisconsin, Chippewa-Ottawa Treaty Fishery Management Authority, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission 

The Committee's purposes are to: 

• consider issues pertinent to, or referred by, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission; 
• consider issues and problems of common concern to member agencies; 
• develop and coordinate joint programs and research projects; 
• serve as a forum for state, provincial, tribal, and federal agencies; and 
• respond to requests made to it by any of the Lake Committees 

For deliberations of this Council, the area of concern is as defined in the Great Lakes Fishery Commission Convention: "Lake Ontario (including the St. Lawrence River from Lake Ontario to the 45th Parallel of latitude), Lake Erie, Lake Huron (including Lake St. Clair), Lake Michigan, Lake Superior and their connecting waters,. . . " and the area of concern ". . .shall also apply to the tributaries of each of the above waters to the extent necessary to investigate any stock of fish of common concern, the taking of habitat of which is confined predominantly to the Convention Area." Decisions will be reached by consensus of the membership. When consensus cannot be achieved, the concerns of all agencies shall be described in the Committee's report to the Commission.

 

Members

Andy Todd, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Chair
Don Pereira, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Vice-Chair
All members of LSC,LMC,LHC,LOC,LEC 

 

Publications and Products

Press Releases

• May 27, 1997: Landmark Great Lakes Fisheries Management Plan to be Signed in Ottawa (News Release)
  • A Joint Strategic Plan for Management of Great Lakes Fisheries: 1997 Revision
• January 10, 1997 Agencies Review Joint Strategic Plan for Management of Great Lakes Fisheries (News Release) 
• November 15, 1995 Fishery Management Officials Re-Examine Ruffe Control Strategy

Minutes and Executive Summaries

• October 2009
• April 2009
• October 2008
• October 2007
• April 2006
• October 2005
• April 2004
• October 2003
• April 2003
• October 2002
• April 2002
• April 2001
• February 2001
• April 2000
• January 2000
• April 1999
• April 1998
• March 1997 
• April 1996
• October 1995
• April 1994
• April 1993

Other

• CLC position statement on wind power development in the Great Lakes
• Declines of American Eel in North America: Complexities Associated with Bi-national Management
• Mass Marking Task Group Report to CLC (2008)
• General recommendations for creating a database integrating data from diverse sources (right click to download)
• Great Lakes Fisheries Vessel White Paper
• CLC Consultation Guidelines on Introductions in the Great Lakes Basin
• GLFC Policy on Expert Panels
• Mass Marking Task Group Report to CLC (April 2005)

 

 

Terms of Reference

COMMITTEE NAME
 Council of Lake Committees
 

AREA OF CONCERN
For deliberations of the council, the area of concern is as defined in the Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries (1954):

Lake Ontario (including the St. Lawrence River from Lake Ontario to the 45th parallel of latitude), Lake Erie, Lake Huron (including Lake St. Clair), Lake Michigan, Lake Superior and their connecting waters, . . .” and the area of concern “. . . shall also apply to the tributaries of each of the above waters to the extent necessary to investigate any stock of fish of common concern, the taking or habitat of which is confined predominantly to the Convention Area.

COMMITTEE PURPOSE
1. To consider issues pertinent to, or referred by, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission that are within the council's authority or under its auspice.
2. To consider issues and problems of common concern to Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission and/or the Chippewa-Ottawa Resource Authority—these may be of interest to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.
3. To develop and coordinate joint state/provincial/federal/tribal programs and research projects.
4. To develop issues for referral to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission for its direction, resolution or support.
5. To serve as a forum for state, provincial and federal agencies, and others, on a need/request basis.
6. To decide protocol for council operation, establish operational procedures for internal ommittees, develop meeting agenda, and elect officers.
7. To respond to request made to it by any of the lake committees for endorsement of their separate recommendation to the commission, and to discuss issues which have implications in the area beyond the jurisdiction of the originating lake committees.

MEETING SCHEDULE
The council shall meet annually and sufficiently in advance of the annual meeting of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission to allow the preparation of material, reports, and recommendations for commission review and action at the annual meeting. Additional council meetings may be convened by the council chair to deal with special items of business.
 

MEMBERSHIP
The council will be composed of representative from state, tribal and provincial agencies represented on lake committees for a maximum of twenty-one members:
Lake Ontario Committee - New York, Ontario
Lake Erie Committee - Michigan, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania
Lake Huron Committee - Michigan, Ontario, CORA
Lake Michigan Committee - Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, CORA
Lake Superior Committee - Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, Wisconsin, CORA, GLIFWC
Each agency will designate alternates who will serve in the absence of regular members.
 

OFFICERS
The council will, at the first meeting of any odd-numbered year, elect a chair and a vice-chair for 2-year terms from among the members of the council. Prior to the first meeting of each odd-numbered year, the officers shall solicit nominations for new officers from the CLC membership and report those nominations for consideration by the council. One of the officers is to be from the United States and the other from Ontario. The outgoing chair shall be responsible for presenting the council's report at the commission's annual meeting.
 

ADVISORS
Concerned federal agencies in Canada and the United States will be notified of council meetings and invited to send representatives as resource persons/observers. In addition, the two sea lamprey control agents will be invited to send one representative each as a resource person/observer.
 

ROLE OF SECRETARIAT
The secretariat provides liaison between council and commission, by assisting the council in the development and distribution of meeting agenda and minutes, and the preparation of briefing materials and reports as required. The secretariat also assists in making local meeting arrangements.

DECISIONS
Decisions of the council will be made by consensus. When consensus cannot be achieved, the concerns of all agencies shall be described in the council report to the commission.

SUB-COMMITTEES
 The Council may, as it deems necessary, establish sub-committees.
 

REPORTING
The council will report as required at the commission's annual and interim meetings.
 
 Approved by GLFC 3 December 2004

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