FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 11, 2009
Contact Kregg Smith 269-685-6851 ext. 115 or Mary Dettloff 517-335-3014
New Management Proposals for Northern Pike and Muskellunge
The Department of Natural Resources is seeking input on new draft management strategies for pike and muskellunge in Michigan.
The plans, which were developed by a standing committee of DNR personnel as well as a representative of the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources, identify goals and recommend strategies to protect and enhance pike and muskellunge resources statewide.
The muskellunge plan calls for maximizing the abundance of large fish in the population and identifies the need to establish a brood-stock program for Great Lake muskies to restore traditional populations and perhaps expand them into major river systems.
The pike plan calls for increasing the size structure of the population while maintaining a stable harvest.
The plans are available on the DNR website <url url="[Permission to view this media is denied]
">** you do not have permission to see this link **) can be emailed to each respective address.
The DNR is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the state's natural resources for current and future generations.
Public Comments Welcomed on DRAFT Muskellunge Plan
Fisheries officials are seeking input on new draft management strategies for muskellunge in Michigan.
The muskellunge plan calls for maximizing the abundance of large fish in the population and identifies the need to establish a brood-stock program for Great Lake muskies to restore traditional populations and perhaps expand them into major river systems.
DRAFT Muskellunge Plan <url url="[Permission to view this media is denied]
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Comments are due by Thursday, April 30, 2009, and can be sent to ** you do not have permission to see this link **.
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