Comments may be submitted to the department contact person listed above or to DNRAdministrativeRulesComments@wisconsin.gov until the deadline given in the upcoming notice of public hearing. The notice of public hearing and deadline for submitting comments will be published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register and on the department’s website, at https://dnr.wi.gov/calendar/hearings/. Comments may also be submitted through the Wisconsin Administrative Rules Website at https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/chr/active. RULE TEXT
Section 1 NR 20.20 (73) (n) 5. is amended to read:
COUNTY AND SPECIES | WATERS | AUTHORIZED METHODS | OPEN SEASON (both dates inclusive) | DAILY BAG LIMIT | MINIMUM LENGTH OR OTHER SIZE RESTRICTIONS (inches) |
(73) SPECIES OR WATERS NOT LISTED IN SUBS. (1) TO (72) |
(n) Trout and salmon | 5. Lake Superior, lake trout only | a. Hook and line | December 1 to September 30 except that when recreational lake trout harvest during a season in waters east of a line running north−south from Bark Point (46° 53.21’, −91° 11.16’) measured by department creel surveys exceeds 11,755 lake trout in 2018 or 12,800 in any other year 9,500, the season may be closed only in those waters east of Bark Point. A season closure shall become effective upon issuance of an order of the secretary and publication in the official state newspaper. | 2 in total in waters east of a line running north−south from Bark Point. 3 in total west of a line running north− south from Bark Point. | In waters east of a line running north−south from Bark Point (46° 53.21’, −91° 11.16’) the minimum is 15 and only 1 fish longer than 25 For lake trout in waters west of a line running north−south from Bark Point the minimum is 15 and only 1 fish longer than 25 |
Section 2 NR 25.06 (1) (a) 2. is amended to read:
Wisconsin
Statistical District | Allowable annual harvest |
WI-2 | 2. The total allowable commercial and tribal home use harvest in the waters of WI-2 may not exceed 56,00047,330 lake trout. |
| a. That number of lake trout to be harvested by non-tribal licensed commercial fishers from the waters of WI-2 may not exceed 8,5006,330 lake trout. |
| b. That number of lake trout to be harvested by the Red Cliff and Bad River bands, including both commercial and tribal home use fishers, from the waters of WI-2 may not exceed 47,50041,000 lake trout. |
Section 3 NR 25.06 (1) (c) (intro.), 1., 2. and 3. are amended to read:
25.06 (1) (c) Cisco until January 1, 2021. The total allowable annual harvest of cisco by state and tribal fishers during the open season in Wisconsin waters of Lake Superior may not exceed 7.5 percent of the total of the most recent hydroacoustics cisco biomass estimate 1,794,000 round weight pounds, as determined by the department and tribes and:
1. The total allowable state harvest in the waters of Lake Superior may not exceed 1,497,900897,000 round weight pounds in a calendar year.
2. From October 1 through December 31 of each year, the total harvest of cisco by state licensed commercial fishers using gill nets with a mesh size of not less than 2 3/8 inch and not more than 3 inch3-inch stretch measure may not exceed 1,317,900850,000 round weight pounds.
3. Excluding harvest under subd. 2, from January 1 through December 31 of each year, the total harvest of cisco by state fishers and the department shall not exceed 180,00047,000 round weight pounds. The department shall subdivide the allocation of 180,00047,000 round weight pounds among commercial incidental catch, angling, and department assessment activities.
Section 4 NR 25.06 (1) (c) 4. is created to read:
25.06 (1) (c) 4. The total allowable harvest by the Red Cliff and Bad River bands, including both commercial and tribal home use fishers in the waters of Lake Superior, may not exceed 897,000 round weight pounds in a calendar year.
Section 5 NR 25.06 (1) (c) (note) is repealed.
Section 6 NR 25.07 (1) (b) (title) is amended to read:
25.07 (1) (b) Cisco until January 1, 2021.
Section 7 NR 25.07 (1) (b) (note) is repealed.
Section 8. Effective Date. This rule takes effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register as provided in s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. Section 9. Board adoption. This rule was approved and adopted by the State of Wisconsin Natural Resources Board on [DATE].
