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This section of the exhibit considered the attitudes and opinions of sport fishers towards the management and conservation of Lake Michigan fisheries. The protection and enhancement of Lake Michigan sport fishing are leading advocacy issues for sport fishing organizations. Sport fishing organizations became more involved in the legislative and policy making process in the 1960s, after Michigan and Wisconsin began stocking salmon in Lake Michigan. Sport fishers support Lake Michigan fisheries research and education. Sport fishing continues to have a potent effect on the culture of many Lake Michigan communities. |
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Cartoon by Gene Hibbard, Traverse City Record Eagle |
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Photographs of exhibit while at the MSU Museum |
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Sport fishers have been involved in efforts to protect and enhance Lake Michigan fisheries for over a century. After salmon stocking began in the 1960s, interest in sport fishing in Lake Michigan increased. Today, the Michigan United Conservation Clubs and the Wisconsin Council of Sport Fishing Organizations, are among the groups that promote sport fishing interests on Lake Michigan in the legislative and public policy process. They also sponsor research and educational programs in fish enhancement and fish management. |
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Oral History Excerpts
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“Sometimes I think the right hand knoweth not what the left hand doeth as far as Lansing is concerned. We who live here often times take an entirely different viewpoint.” “Coho” Bob Maynard, Pentwater, Michigan, 1999
“The commercials...I’m friends with some of them. They’ve argued the points for years that they’re too tightly regulated. But they have the equipment to really devastate a fishery in no time at all...” Kevin Naze, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, 1999
“The DNR are human. They are just like us.” Don Nichols, South Haven, Michigan, 1999 |
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Don Nichols. Photograph by Michael J. Chiarappa. |
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“I’m not totally against Indian--Native American fishing. There’s a commercial fishery out there, especially out on the big lake, and if anybody’s gonna be allowed to take them, I think they should be. The gill nets is my real problem because it just kills everything.” Lynn Ray, Traverse City, Michigan, 1999
“And I think you have to almost consider that the DNR has no choice. People scream. Sportsmen scream we want this. Commercial fisherman scream we want this.” Lyle Teskie, Ellison Bay, Wisconsin, 1999 |
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Interacting with Fish for All Page Links:
Government | Tribal | Sport | Commercial
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