The first year of a three-year experiment allowing commercial fishing for whitefish in southern Lake Huron is wrapping up.

Tom Goniea, the administrator for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources' commercial fishing program, said commercial fisherman Dana Serafin of Pinconning had collapsed his trap nets before pulling them.

"He's done for the season now," Goniea said. "I was out on his boat (Oct. 26) when he did his last set of the year."

Goniea said the experiment likely will continue in 2016.

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