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Lake Superior Fisheries Outreach

Gulls flying over Lake Superior as the sun sets.

 

The Lake Superior Fisheries Management Team regularly provides updates to the public about the status of fish populations, potential fishing regulation changes and other recent projects. This page provides a catalog of current outreach events, informational public meetings and publications. Is there a subject you’d like to learn more about? Let us know!

 

Status Of The Lake Superior Stocks 2023 – Lake Trout, Cisco, Whitefish

Presentation from an informational public meeting on Nov. 29, 2023. Learn about the latest status of lake trout, cisco and lake whitefish populations in Lake Superior. Information about regularly scheduled quota updates for lake trout and cisco are also provided for the upcoming fishing seasons.
 

Fisheries Surveys On Lake Superior Aboard The R/V Hack Noyes

Take a journey out to Gull Island Shoals on the Research Vessel Hack Noyes with the Lake Superior Fisheries Team to learn about historical lake trout surveys and how they are conducted. Learn about the roles that refuge, lamprey control, stocking and fisheries assessments played in rebuilding the lake trout population after the sea lamprey invasion. The video was produced by Stokes Media House in 2019.