DNR FISHERIES STAFF ANSWER QUESTIONS AND LISTENED TO COMMENTS

On Monday, May 20th, Fisheries Staff met with interested stakeholders to discuss the current status of the Lake Michigan fishery, answer questions and listen to comments.

The presentations from this meeting are now available for viewing at

https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Fishing/lakemichigan/LakeMichiganSalmonandTroutMeetings.html

At this time, the department is taking your comments on the future direction of the salmon and trout fishery in Lake Michigan.  Interested people are encouraged to provide us information via an email through June 30, 2019.  Comments and suggestions will be accepted in any form.  However, your responses will be most useful if they address all, or most, of the following information:

• Identify your preference for increased, stay the same, or decreased stocking of specific species and locations.
• Identify what your rationale and reasoning is for your recommendation
• Identify what benefits you believe will come from your stocking recommendation
• Did the data and information the DNR presented have an influence on your recommendation.  If so, in what way?
• Are you satisfied with how and what data and information is presented regarding this issue?  If no, then please elaborate on your ideas for what Lake Michigan data to present that would be more helpful to you and your ideas for how to present the data that would make it more meaningful to you.
• Are you satisfied with your level of involvement in this decision-making process?  If no, please identify some ideas for how we can improve on this in the future.
• Please let us know of any other suggestions you have to improve our Lake Michigan management decision making processes for the future.
• Are there any other management activities (besides stocking) you would like to see us pursue to assure sustainable Lake Michigan fisheries.

Please send your comments via email to [email protected]

For more information or questions please contact Brad Eggold at [email protected]