The Outdoor Wire

Spring Workshops: Great Lakes Fishery

Anglers, charter captains, resource professionals, local community members and others interested in current research and information related to the status of the Great Lakes fishery are invited to a series of April workshops (both virtual and in person).

Offered by Michigan Sea Grant and Michigan State University Extension, in partnership with the DNR Fisheries Division, the U.S. Geological Survey Great Lakes Science Center, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and local fishery organizations, the workshops will cover topics such as fish populations and angler catch data, forage or prey fish surveys, offshore fisheries and open-water fisheries, as well as updates on fisheries management, citizen science opportunities for anglers, and a variety of other topics based on regions.

Regions (meeting dates) include:

  • Keweenaw Bay Fisheries Workshop (April TBD)
  • Lake Erie/Lake St. Clair (April 9)
  • Lake Michigan (April 13)
  • Lake Huron (April 14)
  • Lake Michigan (April 16)
  • Lake Huron/Saginaw Bay (April 21)
  • Lake Huron/Les Cheneaux Islands & St. Marys River (April 28)

Visit the Michigan Sea Grant fisheries workshops webpage for more information (including registration details) on each workshop.