Posts Tagged ‘consent decree’
Congressman Wants Fishing Decree Answers
A US Congressman has sought clarification on a controversial fishing decree Michigan entered into by federal court order last summer. Rep. Jack Bergman, Michigan’s First District, wrote to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer requesting “clarification on the State’s opinions and specific plans related to the implementation and enforcement of the 2023 Great Lakes Decree.” Bergman’s office conveyed…
Read MoreCoalition appeals Consent Decree entrance
The Coalition to Protect Michigan’s Resources (CPMR) filed an appeal opposing entrance of the 2023 Great Lakes Consent Decree in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. The order to accept the decree, given in August by Judge Paul Maloney, entered the five sovereign Michigan Tribes, United States and the State of Michigan into the decree…
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 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 MoreGreat Lakes Consent Decree negotiations tangled up
The Coalition to Protect Michigan Resources depends on donations to pay for legal fees related to the negotiations. Please consider donating any amount you can to help us stay in the fight. Recent court filings by a conservation coalition, tribes and others embroiled in fishery negotiations show how far the three-year process still has to…
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