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Great Lakes decree put in place despite stakeholders’ and anglers’ objections
A federal judge accepted a proposed consent decree controlling five sovereign Michigan Tribes, the federal government and the state, overruling evidence that expanded gillnetting would negatively impact the Great Lakes. In handing down his order, Judge Paul Maloney rejected the Coalition to Protect Michigan Resource’s claim that biological harm is likely to happen to the…
Read MoreConsent Decree: Recreational Anglers Will Not Support New Great Lakes Fishing Deal
Conservationists and recreational anglers presented objections to a proposed Consent Decree that would significantly affect Great Lakes fisheries including the sport fishery. Six of the seven parties had submitted a proposed Great Lakes Consent Decree to the court on December 11, 2022. The Coalition to Protect Michigan Resources (CPMR) sought intervention months earlier when it…
Read MoreCourt dates in Tribal fishing decree could determine fate of Great Lakes fisheries
Back-to-back court dates scheduled for this month could determine whether a proposed consent decree between the state, feds, and five sovereign tribes will cause drastic impacts to parts of our Great Lakes fishery. An existing Great Lakes Consent Decree signed in 2000 governs fishing regulations in certain waters of lakes Michigan and Huron from Grand…
Read MoreDNR about-face on gill nets cannot be supported by its own science
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division has a proud, well-deserved legacy of leadership in restoring balanced fish communities to the Great Lakes. A central element of this legacy was the Department’s recognition that lake trout restoration was all but impossible so long as tens of millions of feet of non-selective, lethal gill nets…
Read MoreMDNR Consent Decree Facts Wrong, Grossly Misleading
Recreational fishers may have received an email from the MDNR suggesting that all is well with a new proposed agreement between the State and four out of five tribes with Treaty preserved fishing rights in the northern Great Lakes. These FAQs are either false or grossly misleading. The issues involve how the Great Lakes fishery…
Read MoreState of Michigan, DNR Releases Questionable FAQ Document Related to Fishing Decree
The State of Michigan and its Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issued an “FAQ” document last week taking shots at angling and conservation organizations trying to protect our Great Lakes fisheries. The state has presented what it views as the most frequently asked questions related to a proposed Great Lakes Consent Decree that it…
Read MoreAnglers, conservationists file objections to proposed Great Lakes Consent Decree
Anglers and conservationists fighting to keep expanded gillnets out of the Great Lakes filed objections to a proposed Consent Decree on Jan. 20. The Coalition to Protect Michigan Resources (CPMR) filed its objections to the proposed decree while a pending appeal to its denial of intervenor status in the negotiations is being weighed in the…
Read MorePossible consequences of proposed Great Lakes Consent Decree
The proposed consent decree fails to address resource limitations and proposes actions that would increase fishing pressure. Such actions at this time of resource crisis constitute the State of Michigan’s abdication of its Public Trust responsibility to protect fishery resources on behalf of the Citizens of Michigan. They also constitute an abdication of the Tribes’…
Read MoreNew Consent Decree Jeopardizes Sustainability of Great Lakes Fishery Resources and the Fishers that Depend on Them
Introduction The recently released draft Consent Decree between the State of Michigan, the United States, and four of the five tribes with fishing rights under the Treaty of 1836 represents a huge step backward in the protection and stewardship of Michigan’s fragile Great Lakes fisheries. The State of Michigan, in negotiating this proposed Decree, abandoned…
Read MoreAngling, conservation organizations given to Jan. 20 to file objections to proposed Great Lakes Consent Decree
A coalition of conservation and angling organizations opposing a proposed Great Lakes Consent Decree has until January 20 to file formal objections with the court. The Coalition to Protect Michigan Resources (CPMR) has been recognized as an amicus curiae, or friend of the court, in past iterations of the decree. In July, CPMR filed a…
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