Lake Huron Fishery Advisory Committee Meeting

Lake Huron Citizens Fishery Advisory Committee

Established by the Department of Natural Resources to improve and maintain fishery resources

of Lake Huron through better communication and partnership.

Lake Huron Citizens Fishery Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Ram Conference Center

10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Dear Lake Huron Citizens Fishery Advisory Committee Members and Others:

A Lake Huron Citizens Fishery Advisory Committee Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at the Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center located along Higgins Lake near

Roscommon Michigan. The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. and conclude by 3:00 p.m. Lunch will be provided. Attached are the agenda and the approved minutes from the last meeting.  As we discussed at our last meeting, we will focus on both the Atlantic salmon rearing study and cisco restoration. During the morning, Dr. Ron Kinnunen from Michigan Sea Grant will discuss cisco egg take and fertilization for culture at distant locations and provide an overview of the various cisco morphotypes available from Lake Superior. Dr. Kim Scribner, Professor at Michigan State University, will then present a summary of the genetic considerations when selecting a broodstock for cisco restoration in Lake Huron. An hour will then be provided for questions, comments and discussion by the members and the others present.

Shortly before and immediately after lunch, Management and Law Enforcement updates will be given by Todd Grischke, Jim Baker, Dave Borgeson, Larry Desloover and Craig Milkowski.  Beginning at 1:00 p.m., Ed Eisch, Platte River State Fish Hatchery manager, will present an update on the Atlantic salmon rearing study and Dave Borgeson, Northern Lake Huron Management Unit Supervisor will discuss the work of the Internal Atlantic Salmon Working Group. Again, an hour will then be provided for questions, comments and discussions by members and the others present.

Todd Grischke, Lake Huron Basin Coordinator, will conclude the meeting with a Fisheries

Division budget update and an overview of the progress being made with the strategic planning process. Declining revenues are bringing about many new challenges and changes will be needed to deal with this problem.

Please plan on attending and participating at the meeting since your input is very important.

We have set aside nearly half of the meeting for comments and discussion so this is an

excellent opportunity to voice your ideas and to ask questions.

Best Regards,

Todd Grischke and Frank Krist, Chair

Lake Huron Basin Coordinator Lake Huron Citizens Fishery Advisory Committee

517-373-6762 989-734-3100 and 989-351-2053