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0 -5- a h. Law Enforcement Committee Report: The Law Enforcement Committee (former Boundary Committee), Chairman proposed that the Council look further into the actual need for a Law Enforcement Committee functioning with the CRWC, as opposed to organizational ties with the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and the Law Enforcment "Quad-state" organization. Apparently the meaningful problems heretofore existing for this Committee have been in the Lower Basin because of the river separating state boundaries. This has not been a problem in the Upper Basin where the river does not separate states and where significant issues are not apparent. This issue was discussed by the Council at some length and was assigned for further discussion with Technical Committee members prior to action at this meeting. i. Protected and Prohibited Species Committee: The Technical discussed progress of this Committee in preparing a booklet of prohibited species. This would be a description and information loose-leaf binder on species which are listed by the Council as prohibited from introduction. More work needs to be done, although considerable progress has occurred over the past year, and the Committee indicates they are about one year away from requesting funds for publication. Gustaveson and St. Amant (California) distributed example draft copies to attendees and requested any comments for improvement. The most important need is for line drawings and pictures of the particular animals. Publication is to be used mainly as a reference for enforcement personnel so that listed species can be identified., Portions can be added or removed to allow coordination with individual state regulations on prohibited species. It can be updated, changed and each state could use it the way they feel is appropriate. The P&P Committee also recommended that the Asiatic or Mitten Crab be added to the Council's prohibited species list. California has added this prohibition to their regulations and is considering expanding the species designation to a genera designation. The recommendation to the Council is also to make the prohibition a genera-wide application. This particular crab is caught live in Mainland China and shipped to the West Coast-San Francisco Bay area and sold alive. It has the possibility of transmitting many pathogens, particularly the human lung fluke, and often escapes confinement. It is now established in the wild in Northern Europe and has caused a great deal of damage to river levees and banks because of its burrowing activities.