DNR public meeting in Novi on proposed Esox regulations

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 19, 2012
Contact: Liz Hay-Chmielewski, 248-359-9040 or Ed Golder, 517-335-3014

Public meeting April 30 in Novi to discuss fishing regulation proposals
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Lake Erie Management Unit in Fisheries Division has announced a meeting in Southeast Michigan to discuss statewide fishing regulation proposals.
The meeting will be held Monday, April 30, at 7 p.m. at Gander Mountain, 43825 West Oaks Drive, Novi.
Several statewide regulation proposals will be discussed, including the following:

• • Brook trout daily possession limits for Upper Peninsula streams
  • Northern pike size and possession limits
  • Muskellunge size and possession limits
  • Prohibiting the recreational take of the newly listed special concern species – queen snake and western lesser siren

More specific information will be available at the public meeting and on the DNR’s website ( www.michigan.gov/fishing ) regarding the above statewide proposals. There will also be an opportunity to comment on these statewide proposals by email and through other public survey methods.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the state's natural and cultural resources for current and future generations. For more information, go to www.michigan.gov/dnr .