Updates
CPMR Files Appeal in Sixth Circuit
The Coalition to Protect Michigan’s Resources (CPMR) filed its principal appellate brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit yesterday arguing against entry of the 2023 Great Lakes Consent Decree (2023 Decree). The 2023 Decree was a negotiated settlement of four sovereign Michigan Tribes, the United States of America, and the…
Read MoreJanuary Updates and Interviews
Listen to the Coalition to Protect Michigan Resources members continue to fight to keep expanded gillnetting out of Michigan’s Great Lakes. Tony Radjenovich is the CPMR president and Jim Johnson is a retired DNR fisheries biologist and coalition member. Tangled Tackle interview with CPMR President, Tony Radjenovich https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/january-14-hour-1/id219203811?i=1000594528690 Mike Avery Outdoors Guest retired MDNR Biologist, Jim…
Read MoreShouting match between DNR director, coalition a tipping point in consent decree negotiations
A coalition of angling and conservation groups filed a motion to reconsider in federal court on September 16. The Coalition to Protect Michigan Resources (CPMR) has its roots in a 1979 court ruling that affirmed fishing rights under an 1836 Treaty. In 1984, the coalition was granted amicus status as the first agreement on fishing rights was negotiated…
Read MoreAngling coalition says State of Michigan is not representing its members; hearing set for late August
A coalition fighting to protect Michigan’s sport fish and recreational fishing will have its request to intervene in a treaty right case heard in federal court on August 25. The Coalition to Protect Michigan Resources (CPMR) and Bay De Noc Great Lakes Sport Fishermen jointly seek to intervene because they believe the State of Michigan…
Read MoreMichigan’s recreational fishing heritage and its sportfish need your help!
Hammond Bay Area Anglers Association | Michigan Charter Boat Association Michigan Steelhead & Salmon Fishermen’s Association | Michigan United Conservation Clubs Michigan’s recreational fishing heritage and its sportfish need your help! The Coalition to Protect Michigan Resources (CPMR) is currently embroiled in a legal fight against the State of Michigan over its handling…
Read MoreDNR using non-disclosure agreement to thwart growing opposition in fish negotiations
On Monday, a conservation coalition fighting to protect recreational fishing in Michigan’s Great Lakes filed a rebuttal to state and tribal filings in federal court (click to read). The Coalition to Protect Michigan Resources (CPMR) filed to intervene in the ongoing Consent Decree negotiations between five sovereign Native American Tribes, the State of Michigan and…
Read MoreAngling, conservation organizations file motion to intervene in ongoing consent decree
Original release located here. A coalition of conservation organizations filed a motion to intervene Wednesday in the ongoing consent decree negotiations between the State of Michigan, federal government and five sovereign Native American tribes. Judge Paul Maloney will decide on the motion, filed in a Western Michigan federal court (click to view the filing brief).…
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April 5th Update
UPDATE #3: Negotiations with Michigan’s Tribes- Issues facing Recreational fishers- Entry and Effort. This is the third in the series of updates that we will be posting to let those interested in the sport and commercial fisheries of the Great Lakes know what challenges the Parties face in the negotiation of a new agreement…
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