Lake Michigan Fisheries Forum Meeting: April 6, 2013 Members of the Public Welcome!
The Lake Michigan Fisheries Forum, a citizen-based group charged to review and provide input into the fishery goals, objectives and management plans for Lake Michigan, will be having a meeting on April 6, 2013 in Cleveland, Wisconsin at Lakeshore Technical College (1290 North Avenue, Cleveland, Wisconsin 53015).
Several important topics will be discussed at this meeting including the current status of the forage populations in Lake Michigan, status of the Lake Michigan Fishery, Chinook salmon stocking distribution and review of the Department’s Lake Michigan Integrated Fisheries Management Plan.
Date: April 6, 2013
Location: Lakeshore Technical College, 1290 North Avenue, Cleveland, Wisconsin 53015
Room: Lake Michigan Conference or Wells Fargo Room
Time: 8:30 – 3:00 pm
Agenda
- Forage assessment – Chuck Madenjian – US Geological Service
- Is it time for a new paradigm for the Lake Michigan Fishery? – John Janssen – School of Freshwater Science –UW-Milwaukee
- Chinook salmon stocking distribution for 2014 & beyond – Wisconsin DNR
- Lake Michigan Integrated Fisheries Management Plan – Wisconsin DNR
For more information or questions contact: Phil Moy, Wisconsin Sea Grant pmoy@aqua.wisc.edu, P: (608) 263-5133 or Brad Eggold, Wisconsin DNR Bradley.Eggold@Wisconsin.gov, P (414) 382-7921.