Lake Erie Lake St. Clair Fishery Workshop
April 9, 2025
6-8 p.m. ET
Detroit International Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center
5437 W Jefferson Ave., Trenton, MI 48183
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.
Agenda:
6 p.m. Welcome - Erica Clites and Angela Scapini, Michigan Sea Grant
6:05 p.m. Lake Erie Water Levels update – Mark Breederland, Michigan Sea Grant (virtual)
6:15 p.m. Status of Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair fishery – Todd Wills, MDNR
6:35 p.m. Seasonal walleye migration – Mark Faust, Ohio DNR
6:50 p.m. Yellow perch diet and growth - Andrew Briggs, Michigan DNR
7:05 p.m. Ontario fisheries management in the Lake Erie to St. Clair River corridor - Mike Thorn, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
7:25 p.m. Recent NOAA habitat restoration projects in Lake Erie western basin - Ryan Darnton, NOAA
7:45 p.m. Q&A and Wrap-up
Registration for Lake Erie Lake St. Clair Fishery Workshop is open.
Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on April 8, 2025.
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.