2025 Lake Michigan: Ludington Regional Fishery Workshop

April 14, 2025 5:30PM - 8:00PM

Registration Deadline: April 11, 2025 - 12:00AM

3000 N. Stiles Road, Scottville, MI 49454 or zoom

Contact: Daniel O'Keefe

Sea Grant hosts fishery workshops to provide recreational anglers, commercial fishers, charter operators, agency staff, and researchers with a forum to share and discuss Great Lakes fishery management. While each workshop is different, agendas often cover fish populations and angler catch data, forage or prey fish surveys, offshore and open water fisheries, fisheries management activities, citizen science opportunities for anglers, and more.

This event is free, but registration is required by April 11, 2025.  


Agenda: 

5:30 p.m.     Coffee and Registration

6 p.m.     Welcome and Sea Grant Update

Dan O'Keefe – Southwest District Extension Educator, Michigan Sea Grant

6:15 p.m.       Lake Michigan Forage Fish Surveys

Chuck Madenjian – Research Fisheries Biologist, Great Lakes Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey

7 p.m.       Sea Lamprey Control

Jenna Tews, Station Supervisor, Ludington Biological Station, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

7:20 p.m.       Coded Wire Tag Returns

Michael Guthard – Fisheries Technician, Michigan Department of Natural Resources

7:40 p.m.       DNR Management Updates

Jay Wesley – Lake Michigan Basin Coordinator, Michigan Department of Natural Resources

8 p.m.       Adjourn       

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