Minnesota DNR Fisheries: Are we still going in the right direction?
Site Staff
August 11, 2021
Retired manager reflects on 35 years with the DNR.
Fisheries
Brad Parsons named state fisheries chief
Minnesota DNR Reports
June 26, 2018
He’s a 31-year fisheries veteran and current central region fisheries manager for the Minnesota DNR.
DNR releases first Lake Michigan Fisheries Management Plan
Michigan DNR
March 2, 2018
According to the DNR, the plan sets long-term vision and goals for the Lake Michigan fishery and establishes a process to continuously involve the public to seek alignment on shorter-term strategies and tactics.
Michigan fisheries on display with tours
Michigan DNR
September 6, 2017
The Michigan DNR again is offering the public the opportunity to see Great Lakes fish up close. Public and school groups can take part in free tours this fall at the Boardman River Weir in
Study: Lake harvests from fisheries such as Great Lakes likely more fruitful than we knew
Staff and News Reports
June 27, 2017
It’s estimated that, in the 2011 fish take from over 246,000 lakes worldwide, 18.5 billion pounds of fish harvested.
A spring ritual in Michigan: Walleye egg collection on the Muskegon
Michigan DNR
March 23, 2017
The DNR plans to collect approximately 50 million walleye eggs from the fishery in 2017, resulting in 14 million fry for transfer to rearing ponds and direct fry plants throughout the Lower Peninsula.
Stocking of fish to drop amid DNR struggles
Ralph Loos
February 23, 2017
If all goes well, biologists and technicians will release between 11 million and 12 million fish into the state’s lakes and rivers this year – a significant decline from the 20.9 million stocked in 2016
