A process that could establish a commercial bycatch fishery for lake trout on the Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan took another step forward January 22 when the Natural Resources Board approved a preliminary public hearing and comment period on a scope statement. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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