Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 25 - Commercial fishing In Outlying Waters And Wholesale Fish Dealers › Subchapter II - Commercial Fishing - Outlying Waters › Section NR 25.06 - Quotas, catch fees and special regulations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) LAKE SUPERIOR.
(a)
Lake trout.
The total
				  allowable annual harvest of lake trout by state and tribal commercial fishers
				  and tribal home use fishers under par. (b) during the open season in WI-1 and
				  WI-2 shall be determined by the natural resources board based upon
				  recommendations from the state/tribal biological committee which consists of
				  state, tribal and national biological service representatives.
Wisconsin Statistical
								District
Allowable annual harvest
WI-1
1. The total allowable commercial and tribal home
								use harvest in WI-1 may not exceed 6,000 lake trout.
a. That number of lake trout to be harvested by
								non-tribal licensed commercial fishers from the waters of WI-1 may not exceed
								4,000 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-1 may not exceed 2,000 lake
								trout.
WI-2
2. The total allowable commercial and tribal home
								use harvest in the waters of WI-2 may not exceed 47,330 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
								6,330 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 41,000 lake
								trout.
Note:
If the Red Cliff and Bad River
								bands do not reach an agreement on the method of allocating the tribal quota
								between them, the department may divide the quota 50% for the Bad River band
								and 50% for the Red Cliff band, or by any other equitable method.
(am)
Recall of lake trout
				  tags.
The department may recall tags furnished or authorized in
				  accordance with sub. (3), when necessary to implement a quota
				  reduction.
(b)
Harvest of
				  fish from Lake Superior for home use by Lake Superior Chippewas.
Members of the Bad River and Red Cliff bands of Lake Superior Chippewas may
				  harvest species of fish for which there is an open season during said season,
				  under home use permits issued by their respective tribal councils.
1. Home use permits will be issued to the
				  heads of households only, and only one permit will be issued to an
				  individual.
2. Permittees are
				  restricted to the use of no more than 350 feet of gill net and sale of fish
				  pursuant to these permits is prohibited. These fishing activities shall be
				  restricted to waters adjacent to the reservations of the Bad River and Red
				  Cliff bands, and during the closed season for lake trout no part of any net may
				  extend beyond one-quarter mile from the shoreline of those waters.
3. In no instance may a boat fish both
				  commercial and home use nets at the same time. If such home use nets are fished
				  by a commercial licensee, those nets must be labeled as home use and must be
				  marked in the same manner as required for commercial nets under s.
				  NR
				  25.09.
4.
				  Permittees shall limit the use of gill nets to mesh sizes of 2 ¾ inch
				  stretch measure or smaller, and 4 ½ inch stretch measure or
				  larger.
5. All game fish harvested
				  under permits issued under this section shall be tagged in accordance with sub.
				  (3). The Bad River and Red Cliff bands shall provide quarterly home use harvest
				  reports on forms supplied by the department.
(c)
Cisco.
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 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 897,000 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-inch stretch measure may not exceed 850,000 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 47,000 round weight
				  pounds. The department shall subdivide the allocation of 47,000 round weight
				  pounds among commercial incidental catch, angling, and department assessment
				  activities.
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.