TITLE
The Lake Superior Technical Committee
 

MEMBERSHIP
Chairman - From any agency

Members - One representative from each fishery research and management agency, including the Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin Departments of Natural Resources, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, the Chippewa-Ottawa Treaty Fishery Management Authority, Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans, United States Geological Survey-Biological Resources Division, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and one representative from each sea lamprey control agent, including the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

Resource Persons - As required from any agency or university.
 

RESPONSIBILITIES
To carry out work assignments for the Lake Superior Committee (the Committee) including:

1. Providing agencies represented on the Committee with technical information on the status of stocks including management alternatives and guidelines in making and evaluating fisheries management decisions;
2. Reviewing proposed work assignments with the Committee and agreeing on the assignments to be carried out;
3. Completing assignments as agreed upon and reporting back to the Committee at its annual meeting;
4. Arranging for resource persons to assist the members as required;
5. Advising the Committee Chairman of any additional funding or other requirements as needed;
6. Providing at the direction of the Committee, semi-annual, annual, and state-of-the- lake reports to the Committee members.

FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS
As deemed necessary by the Chairman.
 

AGENCY COMMITMENTS
Agencies are encouraged to commit employees and resources as a regular component of agency work plans, in order to ensure a regular accomplishment of Committee assignments.
 
 

17 March 1998