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Brett Fessell, 231-271-7655Service Biologist Attends North American Lake Trout Symposium
Fishery biologist Aaron Woldt of the Alpena Fisheries Resource Office attended the Symposium on the Ecology, Habitat, and Management of Lake Trout in North America from August 14th to 17th in Whitehorse, Yukon. The symposium brought state and federal management agencies and researchers together to share jurisdictional management approaches, problems, and recent developments regarding lake trout stocks in North America. As co-chair of the Modeling Subcommittee (MSC) of the Technical Fisheries Committee (TFC), biologist Woldt gave two oral presentations and was a co-author of another. The TFC is a committee of representatives of the seven parties to the 2000 Consent Decree that oversees Decree implementation. The 2000 Consent Decree is a 20-year negotiated agreement that allocates fish stocks in 1836 Treaty waters of the upper Great Lakes among parties. The MSC annually updates lake trout and whitefish population models and calculates yearly harvest limits. Woldt''s first talk was a plenary address describing the current status and management of lake trout stocks in Michigan waters of the Great Lakes. Special emphasis was placed on the interjurisdictional nature of Great Lakes lake trout management. Woldt provided Lake Huron data, and data from lakes Superior and Michigan were provided by Jory Jonas and Shawn Sitar of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The talk highlighted contributions from all resource agencies conducting lake trout research in Michigan waters of the Great Lakes. These agencies include the Service, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Chippewa/Ottawa Resource Authority, Unites States Geological Survey-Great Lakes Science Center, Bay Mills Indian Community, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Woldt's second talk focused on the current status and management of lake trout in northern Lake Huron. The talk highlighted the workings of the MSC and TFC and described how the MSC uses statistical-catch-at-age models to monitor progress towards rehabilitation for lake trout stocks in 1836 Treaty waters. Conference attendees provided constructive feedback that should aid our stock assessment and modeling efforts. Valued discussion topics included the following: how to better estimate natural mortality, the affects of hooking mortality in live release fisheries, and the importance of incorporating all stake-holder input into resource management decisions.
Resource Outputs: The symposium was a great opportunity to present the modeling approaches of the MSC and the status of lake trout stocks in 1836 Treaty waters to a wide audience with experience in lake trout management. Conference attendees provided constructive input on lake trout management and rehabilitation that should aid our rehabilitation efforts in the Great Lakes.
Partners: Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Chippewa/Ottawa Resource Authority, United States Geological Survey-Great Lakes Science Center, Bay Mills Indian Community, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
