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After meeting virtually in 2020, members of the Gulf Intra-coastal Canal Association (GICA) and stakeholders of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) gathered in New Orleans August 4-6 for the organizations 116th annual seminar. A major highlight of the meeting proved to be the "change of watch" between Jim Stark, who led GICA for the past 11 years, and his successor, Paul Dittman. Both Stark and Dittman are retired Coast Guard captains. Rear Adm. Richard Timme, commander of the 8th Coast Guard District, delivered the opening address for the seminar and closed his session with praise for Stark's leadership and his commitment to collaboration and team-building over the years. "That has made this an effective body and a place where people can come together and identify solutions, and I know that will continue," Timme said. |