Lake Michigan: Ludington Regional Fishery Workshop
Monday, April 14, 2025
6 - 8 p.m.
Doors open at 5 p.m.
Administration and Conference Building
West Shore Community College
3000 N. Stiles Rd., Scottville, MI 49454
or Zoom
Sea Grant hosts fishery workshops to provide recreational anglers, commercial fishers, charter operators, agency staff, and researchers with a forum to share and discuss Great Lakes fishery management. While each workshop is different, agendas often cover fish populations and angler catch data, forage or prey fish surveys, offshore and open water fisheries, fisheries management activities, citizen science opportunities for anglers, and more.
This event is free, but registration is required by April 11, 2025.
Agenda:
5:30 p.m. Refreshments and Registration
6 p.m. Welcome and Sea Grant Update
Dan O'Keefe – Southwest District Extension Educator, Michigan Sea Grant
6:15 p.m. Lake Michigan Forage Fish Surveys
Chuck Madenjian – Research Fisheries Biologist, Great Lakes Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey
7 p.m. Sea Lamprey Control
Jenna Tews, Station Supervisor, Ludington Biological Station, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
7:20 p.m. Coded Wire Tag Returns
Michael Guthard – Fisheries Technician, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
7:40 p.m. DNR Management Updates
Jay Wesley – Lake Michigan Basin Coordinator, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
8 p.m. Adjourn
Accommodations
Michigan State University is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services and activities. Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by contacting the event contact two weeks prior to the start of the event. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.
Contact Information
For information, contact Katelyn Brolick at brolickk@msu.edu or 616-843-3219; or Cara Giammalva at cemitchell@westshore.edu or 231-843-5825.