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04-10-2007, 08:54 PM
Governor Reduces Perch Catch Limit
Dated: 04/10/2007 1:56:25 PMUpdated: 04/10/2007 05:02:56 PMIn response to declining fish populations, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has issued an executive order to reduce the sport fishing bag limit for Lake Erie yellow perch from forty to thirty.
The order will go into effect Monday, April 9th, immediately reducing the bag limit while new rules are finalized and placed into affect. The normal Wildlife rule-making process would require about ninety days to be completed.
The Lake Erie yellow perch bag limit for sport anglers was only recently increased to forty in 2006 and prior to that has been thrity over the past nine years.
“Perch is an important species for our sport anglers in Ohio and an important part of Ohio’s commercial fishing economy, and this collaborative action will help Ohio take the lead in maintaining our perch levels for Ohioans to enjoy in the future,” Strickland said.
Lake Erie commercial netters will also see a reduction in their quota compared to 2006. Commercial allocations for Lake Erie yellow perch in Ohio will drop from 3 million pounds in 2006 to 2.1 million pounds in 2007. The recreational allocation will fall from 4.5 million pounds in 2006 to 2.8 million pounds in 2007.
Dated: 04/10/2007 1:56:25 PMUpdated: 04/10/2007 05:02:56 PMIn response to declining fish populations, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has issued an executive order to reduce the sport fishing bag limit for Lake Erie yellow perch from forty to thirty.
The order will go into effect Monday, April 9th, immediately reducing the bag limit while new rules are finalized and placed into affect. The normal Wildlife rule-making process would require about ninety days to be completed.
The Lake Erie yellow perch bag limit for sport anglers was only recently increased to forty in 2006 and prior to that has been thrity over the past nine years.
“Perch is an important species for our sport anglers in Ohio and an important part of Ohio’s commercial fishing economy, and this collaborative action will help Ohio take the lead in maintaining our perch levels for Ohioans to enjoy in the future,” Strickland said.
Lake Erie commercial netters will also see a reduction in their quota compared to 2006. Commercial allocations for Lake Erie yellow perch in Ohio will drop from 3 million pounds in 2006 to 2.1 million pounds in 2007. The recreational allocation will fall from 4.5 million pounds in 2006 to 2.8 million pounds in 2007.