NR 25.07(1)(1) Lake Superior. The allotment of harvest quotas as established in s. NR 25.06 (1) to individual licensed commercial fishers on Lake Superior shall be by the department upon application in accordance with sub. (3), and as follows:

NR 25.07(1)(b)(b) Cisco. Each state commercial license shall be allotted an equal individual licensee catch quota of the total allowable annual cisco harvest quota established under s. NR 25.06 (1) (c).

NR 25.07(2)(2) Lake Michigan and Green Bay. The allotment of harvest quotas as established in s. NR 25.06 (2) to individual licensed commercial fishers on Lake Michigan and Green Bay shall be by the department upon application in accordance with sub. (3), as follows:

NR 25.07(2)(a)1.1. A chub fishing permit shall be issued under this subdivision to each applicant who selects the northern chub fishing zone under sub. (3) (d), is a licensed commercial fisher and held a Lake Michigan chub harvest permit for the northern chub fishing zone for the 1985-1986, 1986-1987 or 1987-1988 license year.

NR 25.07(2)(a)1m.1m. A chub fishing permit and individual licensee catch quota shall be issued under this subdivision to each applicant who selects the southern chub fishing zone under sub. (3) (d) and is a licensed commercial fisher.

NR 25.07(2)(a)3.a.a. No more than 150,000 pounds of chubs may be harvested during the quota period of January 1 through the end of February; no more than 300,000 pounds of chubs may be harvested during the quota period of March 1 through September 30, except that this amount shall be increased to include the portion of the allowable harvest for the previous period that is not reported as harvested in that period or decreased by the amount the reported harvest during the previous period exceeded the harvest limit for that period; and no more than 150,000 pounds of chubs may be harvested during the quota period of October 1 through December 31, except that this amount shall be increased to include the portion of the allowable harvest for the previous period that is not reported as harvested in that period or decreased by the amount the reported harvest during the previous period exceeded the harvest limit for that period.

NR 25.07(2)(a)3.b.b. During the quota periods of January 1 through the end of February and March 1 through September 30, the department shall notify all licensed commercial fishers to cease fishing upon receipt of information that 85% of the period quotas as established in subd. 3. a. have been harvested except that all nets in the water shall be lifted under s. NR 25.09 (2) (a) 10., and the legal fish harvested. During the quota period of October 1 through December 31, the department shall notify all licensed commercial fishers to cease fishing upon receipt of information that 80% of the period quota as established in subd. 3. a. has been harvested except that all nets in the water shall be lifted under s. NR 25.09 (2) (a) 10., and the legal fish harvested.

NR 25.07(2)(am)(am) Chubs; southern fishing zone limitations. All permittees under par. (a) 1m. who select the southern chub fishing zone under sub. (3) (d) shall be subject to the following limitations:

NR 25.07(2)(am)1.a.a. The fisher rank of each individual permittee shall be based on their individual authorized regular season chub harvest from April 1, 1981 through December 31, 1982. This harvest determination shall be based on the permittee’s reported catch during that period adjusted to the legal amount under subd. 1. b. 4) and 5), Register, June, 1981, No. 306. The highest resulting number shall be assigned the fisher rank of 1, and the following numbers assigned sequential ranks until the 32 individual quota allotments are all assigned. If there are any ties for a given fisher rank, a public drawing will be conducted by the department and the permittee selected will receive that fisher rank. The permittee or permittees not selected will go to the next lower fisher rank. Additional drawings will be conducted as needed to resolve all ties. Any remaining permittees not receiving individual quota allotments shall fish under the provisions of subd. 2.

NR 25.07(2)(am)1.b.b. No individual quota allotted under subd. 1. may exceed 70,000 pounds, until each individual allotted quota equals 70,000 pounds. When the quota allotted to an individual permittee reaches 70,000 pounds, any additional harvest quota shall be divided equally among the remaining individual allotted quotas not equalling 70,000 pounds. When all individual allotted quotas each equal 70,000 pounds, for a total of 2,240,000 pounds, any further increases shall be divided equally among the individual quota allotments. Quota allotments shall be made in whole pound increments.

NR 25.07 NoteNote: If 90% of the harvest quota established in s. NR 25.06 (2) (a) 3. equaled 1,890,000 pounds, permittees in fisher rank 1-5 would have individual quotas of 74,466 pounds. The excess over 70,000 pounds for each would be totalled, being 22,300 pounds, and divided equally among the remaining 27 individual quotas, 826 pounds each.

NR 25.07(2)(am)1.c.c. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the number of permittees allotted an individual quota, those permittees ranking below the vacancy shall automatically advance in rank to fill the vacancy. Any vacancy at fisher rank 32 may be filled by the permittee fishing under the provisions of subd. 2. who has the highest total reported regular season chub harvest for the previous 2 license years.

NR 25.07(2)(am)2.2. In the southern chub fishing zone, 10% of the harvest quota established in s. NR 25.06 (2) (a) 3. shall be allotted to permittees who do not receive individual allotted quotas under subd. 1.

NR 25.07(2)(am)2.a.a. No more than 10% of this allotment may be taken by any one permittee during the license year.

NR 25.07(2)(am)2.c.c. Whenever the total amount of chubs allocated under subd. 2. a. does not equal the amount provided in subd. 2., the surplus shall be divided equally among permittees under subd. 2.

NR 25.07(2)(am)4.4. Any permittee with an individual chub quota allotment under subd. 1. a. and b. may transfer up to 100% of his or her allotted chub quota to another permittee with an individual chub quota allotment under subd. 1. a. and b. A quota transfer under this subdivision shall be in effect only during the current license year, and shall be subject to sub. (6).

NR 25.07(2)(am)5.5. Any permittee with an individual chub quota allotment under subd. 1. may temporarily transfer, for the remainder of the current license year, all or part of his or her individual chub quota allotment to a person who holds a permit under subd. 2., subject to s. NR 25.08 (intro.), (1), (4), and (5). However, a quota transfer approved under s. NR 25.08 (5) is not valid and may not be fished until either of the following occurs:

NR 25.07(2)(am)5.a.a. The transferee reaches his or her limit under subd. 2. a. upon taking 10% of the “racehorse” allotment made under subd. 2. during the license year; or

NR 25.07(2)(am)5.b.b. The department, acting under subd. 6., has closed the southern chub zone “racehorse” fishery by notifying permittees fishing under subd. 2. to cease fishing; all of the transferee’s nets in the water have been lifted and the legal fish in the nets harvested; and one calendar day has passed.

NR 25.07(2)(am)6.6. The department shall notify permittees to cease fishing upon receipt of information that 85% of their allotment as established in par. (am) 1. and 2. has been harvested except that all nets in the water shall be lifted under s. NR 25.09 (2) (a) 10., and the legal fish therein harvested.