NR 25.09(2)(b)2.g.g. A licensee may use pound nets and trap nets for legal fish species in Lake Michigan and Green Bay. NR 25.09(2)(c)(c) Seines. A licensee may use seines. Seines shall have a mesh size of not less than 3 inch stretch measure and shall be at least 75 feet in length. NR 25.09(2)(d)1.1. In southern Green Bay north of a line from the southernmost point of Little Tail point to the Green Bay navigation channel entrance light at 87º54′4.176″ west longitude, 44º39′11.088″ north latitude only, a licensee may use trawls only under the following provisions: NR 25.09(2)(d)1.b.b. A licensee trawling under this subdivision may only use trawls in water more than 65 feet deep. NR 25.09(2)(d)1.d.d. A licensee trawling under this subdivision shall use diverters with openings no larger than 7/8 inch wide. NR 25.09(2)(d)2.2. In Lake Michigan, a licensee may use trawls under all of the following conditions: NR 25.09(2)(d)2.a.a. A licensee may use trawls only in waters 60 feet (10 fathoms) deep or deeper bounded by a line beginning at a point where 44º 30′ north latitude intersects with the Wisconsin shore of Lake Michigan, then proceeding east along 44º 30′ north latitude, to its intersection with 87º 10′ west longitude, then proceeding south along 87º 10′ west longitude to its intersection with 44º 10’ north latitude then proceeding west along 44º 10’ north latitude to its intersection with 87º 20′ west longitude, then proceeding south along 87º 20′ west longitude to its intersection with 43º 50′ north latitude, then proceeding west along 43º 50’ north latitude to its intersection with 87º 40′ west longitude, then proceeding north along 87º 40′ west longitude to its intersection with 44º 00′ north latitude, then proceeding west along 44º 00′ north latitude to the Wisconsin shore of Lake Michigan and then north along the shore to the point of beginning. This area can also be described as all of grids 1105, 1205, 1304, 1403 and 1404, and part of grids 1104, 1204, and 1303. See map for details. NR 25.09(2)(d)2.c.c. Beginning July 1, 1991, when used to harvest smelt in Lake Michigan, diverters with openings no larger than 11/2 inch wide shall be used. NR 25.09(2)(d)2.d.d. Until October 31, 2025, whitefish may be taken by trawling from December 1 to August 31 from one hour before sunrise to one hour before sunset. Trawls shall consist of a head rope height not greater than 45 meters. The wing mesh shall not be less than 4.5 inches stretch measure. The beginning of the trawl bag where it attaches to the wing shall not be less than 2 inches stretch measure and not greater than 4.5 inches stretch measure and shall have a fishing circle not greater than 250 meshes. The cod end of the trawl bag shall not be less than 4.5 inches stretch measure and shall begin with a fishing circle not greater than 80 meshes. The net shall be composed of twine material capable of remaining open under tension. No trawl may be deployed for longer than one hour per drag, measured from the time the trawl door enters the water until the time the trawl door leaves the water upon retrieval. NR 25.09(2)(d)2.e.e. Any person taking whitefish using a trawl under this subdivision shall submit commercial fishing reports on whitefish subject to the requirements in s. NR 25.13 (2), and on incidental harvest subject to the requirements in s. NR 25.13 (2) (g). NR 25.09(2m)(2m) Video surveillance. A licensee taking whitefish using a trawl under sub. (2) (d) 2. shall capture a video record of the on-board activity on any vessel engaged in trawling for whitefish as provided in this subsection. The licensee shall comply with all the video surveillance system requirements in this subsection unless the licensee notifies the department of a system malfunction as described in subd. 3. The video record shall be made by using a video surveillance system that complies with all of the following requirements: NR 25.09(2m)(a)1.1. The system shall consist of not fewer than two cameras capable of recording video in color and infrared, at not less than 5 frames per second and 470 TV lines resolution. The licensee shall position one camera to clearly capture the area of the vessel in which fish are emptied from the bag of the trawl net, and the licensee shall position one camera to clearly capture the area of the vessel where incidentally caught fish are measured before being returned to the water. Placement of the cameras is subject to all of the following: NR 25.09(2m)(a)1.a.a. The licensee shall place a measuring board with visible measuring units in inches near the bycatch chute, arranged so that each incidentally caught fish passes across the measuring board in a manner allowing determination of species and length in view of the camera prior to the fish’s return to the water. NR 25.09(2m)(a)1.b.b. Upon direction from the department, the licensee shall reposition any of the cameras if the activities identified in this paragraph are not visible or are unclear in any video record generated under this section after being viewed by the department under par. (c). NR 25.09(2m)(a)2.2. The video record generated by the cameras described in subd. 1. shall be recorded on a hard drive that has memory capacity of not less than 1 terabyte and is capable of retaining not less than 30 days of video records generated as required under par. (b), with each frame of the video record stamped with the date and time of capture. NR 25.09(2m)(a)3.3. The video recording system shall be equipped with an audible alarm warning that indicates system malfunction. If a system malfunction occurs, the licensee shall immediately cease trawling and shall contact the department within 2 hours of returning to the dock. Upon restoration of system functionality, the licensee shall notify the department and shall resume using the system. NR 25.09(2m)(b)(b) The licensee shall activate the video recording system under par. (a) upon engine ignition each time a vessel is operated for the purpose of taking whitefish with a trawl and shall provide that the video recording system remains in operation until the vessel returns to its dock and the engine is turned off. NR 25.09(2m)(c)(c) The licensee shall maintain all video records captured under this subsection for 30 days following their recording. The licensee shall provide the video record to the department upon request through a wireless internet transmission or with a removable storage device. NR 25.09(3)(a)(a) Nets do not have to be lifted on Sunday, except as required by notice issued under s. NR 25.07. NR 25.09(3)(b)(b) The lifting requirements of this section shall apply except during extreme adverse weather conditions which would place a fisher in danger of serious injury or death. NR 25.09(3)(c)(c) Upon finding that a net has been lost, stolen or is missing, the owner or operator of the net shall immediately inform the department by notifying a department conservation warden. A net owner or operator who recovers a lost, stolen or missing net shall also immediately notify a department conservation warden of the recovery of the net. NR 25.09(3)(d)(d) A commercial fisher who is engaged in fleet reporting shall display the fleet reporting number issued by the department on the buoys of all nets operated under the fleet reporting program of s. NR 25.135 in place of the individual commercial fishing license numbers.