The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved three rules involving fishing regulations, plus a Lake Superior scope statement, at its Sept. 23 meeting.
As was briefly described in a scope statement at the May board meeting, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposed a rule that would allow alternate walleye size and bag limits to help rehabilitate a local fishery. Kari Lee-Zimmermann, DNR fisheries and policy specialist, explained that this change allows the DNR to respond more quickly, rather than going through the normal, and slower, two-year process required to change a rule.
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