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Comments from Lake Michigan yellow perch meeting help chart next steps
MILWAUKEE -- Following a late October meeting that drew some 65 citizens
concerned about Lake Michigan's declining yellow perch population, the
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will form a team to
investigate options for stocking and habitat improvement to restore
near-shore yellow perch fisheries in the river estuaries and harbors in
Milwaukee and possibly other Wisconsin Lake Michigan ports.
Ron Bruch, DNR fisheries chief, said the team will create a plan that outlines steps needed to accomplish key tasks such as funding, collaboration with other state and federal agencies, identification of the best yellow perch strains for stocking, potential rearing locations, stocking numbers and plans for evaluation of the effort. The group, composed of fisheries team members and leaders from collaborating institutions and agencies, is expected to begin meeting in January 2015. "At our October meeting and in previous forums, anglers and interested citizens have urged fisheries managers to restore a perch fishery that is accessible to near-shore anglers," Bruch said. "We've listened carefully and after reviewing research from DNR scientists as well as collaborators from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences, the Great Lakes National Program Office and Great Lakes Fishery Commission, we believe it may be feasible to restore a local yellow perch fishery." Brad Eggold, Lake Michigan fisheries supervisor, said the effort will not overcome the impact of aquatic invasive species such as quagga and zebra mussels in the lake as a whole, but instead will aim to provide better opportunities for urban anglers in key Lake Michigan harbors and estuaries. The invasive mussels have reduced the food available for young perch in the open lake, but there is hope that some strains of perch may be able to reproduce in the protected estuary areas where more food may be available "We've seen significant support for attempts to re-establish a yellow perch fishery in high priority areas and we intend to work with our team of stakeholders and collaborators to develop a viable strategy to achieve this," Eggold said. "As part of our overall strategy to maintain healthy native fish populations, we believe perch play an important role by providing a delicious catch for anglers of all ages and experience levels." Highlights of the October 23 meeting, held at the School of Freshwater Sciences, included a discussion of changes in the food web and an overview of yellow perch populations throughout the lake. A panel of experts and citizens also jointly explored bottlenecks in perch reproduction and the feasibility of public-private partnerships for habitat improvements and fish rearing efforts. For a summary of the meeting including video of the presentations, visit the WDNR website and search for Lake Michigan yellow perch meeting.
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Wisconsin's 163rd nine-day deer hunting season showcases new changes and opportunities while highlighting a continued dedication to safe huntinMADISON - With new rule changes this year, deer hunters throughout Wisconsin embraced the excitement of another nine-day gun deer season. A continued commitment to safe hunting led to an all-time low for recorded hunting incidents during the nine-day season. "Deer hunters throughout the state have been excellent partners in not only learning new rules, but passing on traditions to youth and first-time hunters out there in the woods," said Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary Cathy Stepp. "As always, we put safety first, and the efforts of hunters to do the same led to a banner year for safe hunting in Wisconsin." Preliminary harvest summaryThis year's preliminary harvest figures indicate a total of 191,550 deer harvested. The overall buck harvest of 90,336 was down roughly 8 percent. Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa have seen a similar decline in overall harvest in 2014.Kevin Wallenfang, DNR big game ecologist, said the northeast and southern counties saw buck kills that were virtually unchanged compared to 2013. The largest decline in buck harvest figures was observed in the far northern counties, where it decreased by 18 percent compared to 2013. This area also saw a 58 percent decrease in antlerless harvest. This was a designed reduction in antlerless harvest in an attempt to increase deer numbers in the Northern Forest Zone. Overall, statewide antlerless harvest saw a 21 percent decline from 2013. Western counties saw a decrease in buck harvest of roughly 8 percent, with the bulk of the decline seen in counties that are farthest north within the region and/or counties that include portions of the Central Forest Zone. A breakdown of harvest by DNR region and county is available in portable document format (pdf) on the DNR website. Preliminary nine-day harvest numbers are collected through a call-around survey of over 600 deer registration stations all across Wisconsin and likely will increase when all registration tags are officially counted. Read more here: FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Give gifts that provide year-round fun and knowledge of Wisconsin's outdoorsMADISON -- People searching for that perfect holiday gift for people who love Wisconsin's outdoors have a variety of options for gifts that keep giving throughout the year.Vehicle admission stickers provide year-round access to more than 60 state park, forest and recreation areas and annual trail passes provide access to more than 20 state trails and hundreds of miles of off-road mountain biking trails. A new atlas showing all public lands open for recreation is a great resource for anyone who likes hunting and fishing. Guide books are available that show the best birding spots, what types of reptiles and amphibians to find in Wisconsin and how to unlock the secrets of Wisconsin's more than 80,000 miles of streams. A gift subscription to Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine will bring the natural world and current environmental issues to the doorstep of friends and family six times a year. Native tree seedlings and shrubs from the state nursery are available to give to nature lovers looking to attract wildlife or other conservation purposes. Many of these gifts can be purchased online immediately. In some cases, you may need to make a call or email someone to secure the gift. And while DNR staff and vendors handling the calls will try their best to turn around the requests quickly, consider letting the recipient know with a card that a great gift is on the way. To find more information about what is available, search the WDNR website for keyword gifts. READ MORE HERE ... FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Thursday, December 4, 2014
DSORe eNews Vol.9 Issue S949
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