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Court 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 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 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…
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