Ohio Charter Captains Conference 2021
Channel: Ohio Sea Grant
Date: 2021-03-08

Ohio Sea Grant’s Charter Captains Conference helps prepare Lake Erie fishing charter boat captains for the upcoming season by providing updates about Lake Erie’s 2021 fishing outlook, environmental conditions, licensing, regulations and business management.

3:27 Welcome, Director Mary Mertz, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
8:18 ODNR Lake Erie Perspectives and Charter Captain of the Year Award, Chief Kendra Wecker, ODNR Division of Wildlife
22:42 Status of Lake Erie Fisheries and 2021 Fishing Outlook, Eric Weimer, Supervisor, Sandusky Fisheries Research Unit, ODNR Division of Wildlife
53:42 Lake Erie Law Enforcement, Matthew Leibengood, Supervisor, Lake Erie Law Enforcement Unit, ODNR Division of Wildlife
1:19:08 Captains Help Track Harmful Algal Blooms, Dr. Justin Chaffin, Stone Lab
1:42:30 Today's Marine Electronics, Chris Melena, Great Lakes Regional Sales Representative, Navico Inc.
2:09:10 Out of Breath and Nowhere to Go: How Low Oxygen Zones Put the Squeeze on Fish Habitat, Dr. Richard Kraus, Lake Erie Biological Station Supervisor, U.S. Geological Survey - Great Lakes Science Center
2:43:17 U.S. Coast Guard News and 2021 Requirements, MSU Toledo, U.S. Coast Guard District 9, Cleveland
3:21:44 Closing