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    Great Lakes





WISCONSIN COMMERCIAL FINFISH

 IFQ Program Summary Series No. 4

 

Wisconsin -- Great Lakes

 

Program Adopted in 1979 for Lake Michigan Chubs, extended to all Lake Michigan commercial species in 1989 and also to Lake Superior Lake Trout

 

Summary Statistics of IFQ Experience

 

When Program First Implemented

(1988)

Latest Year of Record

(2000)

Volume

7,750,000

3,078,000

Value

$12,550,000

$3,667,800

Number of Quota Owners

143

81

Number of Vessels

93

77

Total Employment

Approx. 563

Approx. 331

 

Statements of Individuals Involved in the IFQ Program

 

Fishery Administrator:  Bill Horns, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

In general the ITQ system has worked well for us.  We are able to protect from over harvest, while also allowing the development of some successful and stable commercial fishing businesses.  It has raised some law enforcement issues, which I believe we are on the way to resolving.

 

Fishery Participant:  Charlie Henriksen, Commercial Fisherman

In Lake Michigan quotas are allocated for several different zones, but there is no lake-wide management program.  ITQ have made our fishery a lot more flexible and stable.  The original reason we went to ITQs was to stop the huge swings in commercial and recreational effort.  We have a large sport fishery and we needed to come up with a way to peacefully coexist.  ITQs allow you to make business decisions, and feel confident in those decisions; in general, the fishery is more professional.  A group of fishermen challenged our program in Court, but it was declared legal because quota shares are transferable.  There has been some consolidation as people on the fringe got out, but we haven’t seen any big corporations coming into the fishery.

 

Short Biography for Individuals Who Gave Comments

 

Bill Horns is the Great Lakes Fisheries Specialist within the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Email address: HornsW@mail01.dnr.state.wi.us

 

Charlie Henriksen has been the President of the Wisconsin Commercial Fishermen's Association for 13 of the last 15 years.  He owns quota in Lake Michigan for chub, whitefish, and perch.  He can be reached at (920) 839-2103.

 

Resources:

 

Commercial Fishing Statistics from Wisconsin Waters of Lake Superior, WI Department of Natural Resources. July 2001.

 

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, “Lake Michigan Integrated Fishery Management Plan, 1995-2001,” available at http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/water/fhp/fish/lakemich/index.htm.















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