This workshop – ONLINE this year – will offer current research and information related to the status of the Lake Superior fishery. Michigan Sea Grant will host partners from the Michigan DNR Fisheries Division, the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Sea Lamprey Control team, and others to provide local research of interest. Directly after the programmed material and regulatory updates
Due to novel coronavirus and social distancing guidelines we are hosting a variation of this year’s workshops in a virtual, online format using a platform called Zoom.
| SPEAKER | TITLE + INSTITUTION |
TOPIC |
| Martha Gerig Lauren Jescovitch Elliot Nelson |
Extension Educators, Michigan Sea Grant |
Introductions |
| Dan O’Keefe | Extension Educator, Michigan Sea Grant |
Great Lakes Angler Diary |
| Shawn Sitar |
Fisheries Research Biologist, |
Status of lake trout |
| Ben Michaels | Fisheries Biologist, Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission |
Using hydroacoustic telemetry to assess the effects of mining waste on fish spawning behavior |
| Troy Zorn | Fisheries Research Biologist, Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
Coaster brook trout rehab |
| Kevin Mann | Fish Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Sea Lamprey Control Program |
Sea Lamprey Control in Lake Superior 2020 |
| Patrick Hanchin |
Lake Superior Basin Coordinator, |
Lake Superior Management Plan |
Conclusion of Michigan Sea Grant-hosted Workshop. Start of MDNR-facilitated Conversations & Coffee. |
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| Cory Kovacs
George Madison |
Fisheries Biologists – Lake Superior Management Units Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
Regulation changes
Open questions and conversation |
Registration for this event is free, but you must register by Wednesday, April 7, 2021.
In addition to receiving a confirmation email directly following this registration process, a link to the Zoom webinar will be e-mailed to all registrants on the morning of April 8.
Registration for Lake Superior Fisheries Workshop 2021 is open.
Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. on April 7, 2021.