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Service Biologist Attends Technical Fisheries Committee Meeting
Midwest Region, October 16, 2007
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Fishery Biologist Aaron Woldt of the Alpena NFWCO attended the October 16 meeting of the Technical Fisheries Committee (TFC). The primary focus of this meeting was to present 2008 preliminary harvest limits for lake whitefish in 1836 Treaty waters of lakes Huron, Superior, and Michigan, although other matters were discussed. As stipulated in the 2000 Consent Decree, preliminary recommended lake trout harvest numbers must be calculated by the Modeling Subcommittee (MSC), approved by the TFC, and presented to the parties to the decree by November 1 each year.

As co-chair of the MSC, Biologist Woldt along with Biologist John Netto of the Green Bay NFWCO, presented tables of lake whitefish harvest limits for 1836 Treaty waters of lakes Huron, Superior, and Michigan to the TFC for review. Woldt and Netto also brought several other MSC issues to the TFC for comment. These issues included an update on the conditional constant catch policy being discussed by the MSC, an update regarding the definition of “significantly below” pertaining to the sea lamprey Decree stipulation, an update on the MSC proposed model rotation policy, and a status report of all pending written reports from the MSC. 

Contact Info: Midwest Region Public Affairs, 612-713-5313, charles_traxler@fws.gov



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