St. Thomas/St. John Trap Reduction
Steering Committee Status Report
December 2010
Prepared by: Ruth M. Gomez
Prepared by: Ruth M. Gomez
Voting Members:
 Louis Blanchard Jr. – Chairman
 Daryl Bryan – Vice Chairman
 Julian Magras – Secretary
 Ricky LaPlace
 Winston Ledee
 Warren Querrad
 Michael Berry
 Claude Berry
 Neville Samuel
Non-Voting Members:
 Danny Berry
 Robert Berry
 Austin Callwood- DPNR- Environmental Enforcement
 Ruth Gomez- DPNR- Fish & Wildlife
 Catherine Bryan
 Jed Brown- DPNR- Fish & Wildlife
 Tony Iarocci
Meeting Dates:
 June 29, 2010
 July 20, 2010
 August 31, 2010
 September 28, 2010
 October 27, 2010
 November 10, 2010
 December 7, 2010
Types of Traps:
Plastic (lobster)
Typical wire (fish)
St. Barth’s funnel (lobster)
Side funnel (lobster)
Plastic Lobster
Typical Fish (wire)
St. Barth’s Funnel (lobster)
Side Funnel (lobster)
St. Thomas/St. John Trap Designs
Plastic lobster pot
Side funnel lobster pot
Typical fish pot
St. Barth’s funnel lobster pot
Name: ___________________________________
Contact Information: ___________________________
Number of Lobster Traps:______________________
Number of Fish Traps:___________________________
Fisher Trap Numbers:
Sources included:
 USVI Port Sampling data (2009-10)
 Commercial Catch Report forms (2005-10)
 Trap Design flyer (2010)
 Olsen data (2008)
Proposed Tier System
 0-10
 11-30
 31-50
Increased permitted
 51-75
 76-100
Number of traps
 101-150
 151-175
 176-200
 201-250
Decrease mandated
REDUCTION = over three (3 )year period
250 maximum number of traps
Percentage Reduction
FISH TRAPS ONLY
10%
20%
REDUCTION = over three (3 )year period
250 maximum number of traps
Fisherman
Allan Bryan
Baptiste Greaux
Brett Querrard
Bryson Bryan
Carl LaPlace
Claude Berry
Danny Berry
Daryl Bryan
David F. Berry
Dean Greaux
Edmund A. Bryan
Gary Bryan
George Richardson
George Smith
Gerald Hillarie
Gregory Ledee
Hubert Connor Sr.
John Schulterbrandt
Julian Magras
Kevin LaPlace
Louis Blanchard
Martel Questel
Michael Berry
Neville Samuel
Patrick Berry
Patrick Greaux
Raymond Campbell
Ricky/ Robert LaPlace
Robert Berry
Robert Greaux
Robert Vante
Rudell Leonard
Thierry Ledee
Warren Querrard
William Farrell
Winston Ledee
Committee #
Tier System
25
75
15
25
0
-20
-145
0
0
20
21
-250
13
0
20
-22
-14
0
0
20
-7
10
-26
9
0
19
20
-40
-276
10
0
0
0
-3
32
-20
5
0
60
50
30
120
395
250
100
180
9
500
0
150
10
222
214
0
250
10
207
0
126
0
30
81
10
290
526
40
75
50
200
33
18
120
10% committee
20% committee
5
50
54
45
27
108
250
225
90
162
9
250
78
135
10
200
193
5
45
48
40
24
96
250
200
80
144
9
250
70
120
10
178
171
225
10
186
200
10
166
133
101
27
73
10
261
250
36
68
45
180
30
16
108
24
65
10
232
250
32
60
40
160
26
14
96
-812
-1,135
19%
26%
Total Traps
4361
509
Fish trap
numbers
reported on
Trap Reduction
Steering
Committee
flyer
Fisherman
Allan Bryan
Baptiste Greaux
Brett Querrard
Bryson Bryan
Carl LaPlace
Claude Berry
Danny Berry
Daryl Bryan
David F. Berry
Dean Greaux
Edmund A. Bryan
Gary Bryan
George Richardson
George Smith
Gerald Hillarie
Gregory Ledee
Hubert Connor Sr.
John Schulterbrandt
Julian Magras
Kevin LaPlace
Louis Blanchard
Martel Questel
Michael Berry
Neville Samuel
Patrick Berry
Patrick Greaux
Raymond Campbell
Ricky/ Robert LaPlace
Robert Berry
Robert Greaux
Robert Vante
Rudell Leonard
Thierry Ledee
Warren Querrard
William Farrell
Winston Ledee
Total Traps
Max 2005-10
10% CCR
0
56
60
0
12
102
463
250
123
180
7
502
87
174
16
228
357
50
238
9
231
40
126
21
15
180
14
250
322
60
212
50
129
10
60
160
4794
20% CCR
0
50
54
0
11
92
250
225
111
162
6
250
78
157
14
205
250
45
214
8
208
36
133
19
14
162
13
225
250
54
191
45
116
9
54
144
3855
-939
0
45
48
0
10
82
250
200
98
144
6
250
70
139
13
182
250
40
190
7
185
32
101
17
12
144
11
200
250
48
170
40
103
8
48
128
3521
-1273
20%
27%
Fish Trap numbers
based on highest
number reported on
Commercial
Summary of Catch
Report(s)
(2005-2010)
Proposed Areas: Discarded Fish Traps
DPNR – Division of Fish & Wildlife (Artificial Reef Site Grant)
Fish & Lobster Trap Control Date:
 July 20, 2010
 Territorial Sea surrounding St. Thomas/St. John
 Proposed by members of the STT/STJ Trap Reduction
Steering Committee
 Approved by Commissioner Robert Mathes
(December 2010)
Lobster Traps:
 600 trap maximum
 ALL FISHERS: highest number reported on
Commercial Catch Report
(July 2009- June 2010)
Fishing is not just a way of life…
It is our culture.
Acknowledgements:
 Lynelle Dowe - DPNR- Fish & Wildlife
 Mekisha George - DPNR- Fish & Wildlife
 Gerald Greaux Jr - DPNR- Fish & Wildlife
 Dr. David Olsen, Ph.D. – Chief Scientist (STFA)
 Tony Iarocci