Four Native American tribes have agreed with Michigan and federal officials on a revised fishing policy for parts of three of the Great Lakes, officials said Monday. The deal involves contentious issues for groups wanting shares of a dwindling resource.
In addition to the state and the U.S. Department of Interior, participants include the Bay Mills Indian Community, the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians and the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians.
The agreement, like its predecessors, sets zones where tribal fishing crews can operate and areas where commercial fishing is off-limits. It deals with topics such as catch limits and which gear tribal operations can use. Sport fishing groups believe otherwise, said Amy Trotter, executive director of the Michigan United Conservation Clubs. Under the 2000 consent decree, she said, Michigan spent more than $14 million paying tribal operations to transition from gill nets to trap nets, which are more selective.
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