Bill introduced in Michigan earlier this month would allow commercial fishermen to harvest and sell sport fish species from the Great Lakes.
These include lake trout, smallmouth, panfish, walleye, perch and other kinds of fish that have historically been banned from commercial harvest. As you can imagine, recreational anglers in the Mitten State are none too happy.
“Short of an outright ban on fishing this piece of legislation is as bad as it gets. This is a five alarm fire,” Justin Tomei of the Michigan United Conservation Club said.
