NR 25.14(4)(4) Unless authorized by the department, no commercial fisher licensed by the department under s. 29.519 (1m), Stats., may do any of the following: NR 25.14(4)(a)(a) Operate or allow any of the commercial fisher’s crew members to operate any boat listed on the commercial fisher’s license if there are any lake trout tags on board the boat that were not issued by the department to a department-licensed commercial fisher. NR 25.14(4)(b)(b) Allow any boat listed on the commercial fisher’s license to be used for setting, removing, raising or otherwise tending any net that was not placed by a department-licensed commercial fisher in accordance with s. NR 25.09. NR 25.14(4)(c)(c) Allow any of the commercial fisher’s nets that are marked or identified as department-licensed nets to be used by any person who is not a commercial fisher licensed by the department under s. 29.519 (1m), Stats., or who is not the commercial fisher’s crew member. NR 25.14 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, September, 1976, No. 249, eff. 10-1-76; renum. from NR 25.17 and am. Register, October, 1979, No. 286, eff. 11-1-79; renum. from NR 25.14, Register, June, 1984, No. 342, eff. 7-1-84; renum. from NR 25.13, Register, January, 1985, No. 349, eff. 2-1-85; CR 08-060: cr. (3) and (4) Register June 2009 No. 642, eff. 7-1-09. NR 25.15NR 25.15 Taking of fish by or for the department. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the department or its agents from taking fish or authorizing by special permit as prescribed in s. 29.705 (1), Stats., the taking of fish for purposes of obtaining spawn for fish propagation or by contract for studies, investigations, and surveys in accordance with s. 23.09 (2), Stats. NR 25.15 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, September, 1976, No. 249, eff. 10-1-76; renum. from NR 25.11, Register, October, 1979, No. 286, eff. 11-1-79; renum. from NR 25.15, Register, June, 1984, No. 342, eff. 7-1-84; renum. from NR 25.12, Register, January, 1985, No. 349, eff. 2-1-85. NR 25.18NR 25.18 Landing and transportation of fish. NR 25.18(1)(1) Landing of fish. Fish and fish parts caught in commercial fishing operations and kept by commercial fishers for sale or other use shall be brought to shore in Wisconsin to one of no more than 2 ports designated by the licensee on his or her Great Lakes commercial fishing license application for open water operations and to one of no more than 2 ports selected by the licensee from a list of ports designated for ice fishing operations from the following Wisconsin primary or secondary ports and unloaded and transported by land, unless otherwise authorized in writing by the department or in the case of an emergency, following notice to the nearest U.S. coast guard station. Commercial fishers, crew members and their agents who do not comply with the department’s written authorization shall be considered to be in violation of this section and the written authorization shall be revoked. NR 25.18(1)(a)(a) The primary ports for Lake Superior are Bayfield (includes Bodins and Bay Fisheries docks), Cornucopia, Port Wing, Raspberry Bay, Red Cliff and Superior (Siverson’s dock). The secondary ports for Lake Superior are LaPointe and Washburn. NR 25.18(1)(b)(b) The following ports are primary ports for Lake Michigan: NR 25.18(1)(b)2.2. Door County: Baileys Harbor, Ellison Bay, Gills Rock (includes Teskie’s, Weborg’s and Voight’s docks), Sand Bay (includes Sand Bay, Old Sand Bay and Rowley’s Bay docks), Jackson Harbor (Washington Island) and Sturgeon Bay. NR 25.18(1)(b)6.6. Marinette County: Marinette (includes Menekaunee open water port). NR 25.18(1)(c)(c) The following ports are secondary ports for Lake Michigan: NR 25.18(1)(c)2.2. Door County: Chaudoir’s dock, Detroit Harbor (Washington Island), Egg Harbor, Jacksonport, Murphy park, Nordheim (Washington Island), Old Stone Quarry (Sturgeon Bay), Sister Bay, and Wave Pointe Resort. NR 25.18(1)(d)(d) The following ports are secondary ice fishing only ports for Green Bay: