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Lake Michigan Stocking Conference
Status of Chinook Salmon in Lake Michigan
April 9, 2005
8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Lake Michigan College
Benton Harbor, MI
The fisheries management agencies of Lake Michigan and its partners will present a one day conference on the status of Chinook salmon populations and forage in Lake Michigan. This conference will concentrate on the sport fishery and forage base dynamics since the Chinook salmon stocking reduction was instituted lakewide in 1999. The immediate future of salmon management in the lake will also be discussed.
Hosted by the Michigan
Department of Natural Resources and
Michigan Sea Grant
Conference room located at the Napier Avenue Campus, main building,
Blue Lecture Hall. 2755 E. Napier Avenue, Benton Harbor, MI.
5$ Pre-registration required through Michigan Sea Grant.
Space is limited. Lunch will be provided.
For more information please contact:
Michigan Sea Grant @ 616-846-8250
Michigan DNR @ 269-685-6851, ext. 103
Or visit www.michigan.gov/dnr and click on “Fishing”
Lake Michigan Committee
Status of Chinook salmon in Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan College, Napier Avenue Campus
Blue Lecture Hall
April 9, 2005
Eastern Standard Time
Invited speakers and subject titles may change.
8:30-8:45 Opening remarks (Chuck Pistis, Michigan Sea Grant)
8:40-9:00 Stocking decisions, past and future (Bill Horns, Wisconsin DNR and Lake Michigan Committee Chair)
9:00-9:45 The health and status of Chinook salmon (Randy Claramunt and Paul Peeters, Michigan and Wisconsin DNR)
9:45-10:30 Fish health concerns and implications (Dr. Mohamed Faisal, Michigan State University)
10:30-11:00 Break
11:00-11:30 A 30 year history of prey fish dynamics in Lake Michigan (Chuck Madenjian, U. S. Geological Survey, Great Lakes Science Center)
11:30-12:00 Pelagic prey fish dynamics in Lake Michigan, 2001-2004 (Dave Warner, U. S. Geological Survey, Great Lakes Science Center)
12:00-1:00 Lunch provided
1:00-1:40 A review of lake-wide creel survey results (Dr. Sarah Thayer Michigan DNR).
1:40-2:20 Non-management agency perceptions of the Lake Michigan stocking reduction (Great Lakes Fish Commission Advisors and invited speakers)
2:20-2:50 The Lake Huron perspective – Dr. Tammy Newcomb Michigan DNR
2:50-3:10 Break
3:10-3:55 Searching for a good salmonine stocking policy (Dr. Mike Jones, Michigan State University, Partnership for Ecosystem Research and Management)
3:55-4:15 What does the future hold for our fisheries? (Jim Dexter, Michigan DNR and Lake Michigan Committee co-chair)
4:15 Discussion / Q&A session
Registration u Status of Chinook Salmon in Lake Michigan u April 9, 2005
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Break Refreshments and Box Lunch will be provided
Advanced Registration Fee: $5.00 Late or at the door registration: $8.00 Space is limited ― please register early.
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Make checks payable to: Ottawa County MSU Extension
Return by mail to: Ottawa County MSU Extension ATTN: Chinook Salmon Conference 333 Clinton Street Grand Haven, MI 49417 |