SB 1145 Did Get a Committee Hearing! And fell to the Lame Duck timeline. Thank you to Fish Folk that supported commercial fishers by contacting your Representatives. Thank you to Senator Casperson for sponsoring SB 1145 and Senator Hansen for taking a boat ride with us this summer. Also thank you to Rep. Hughes for […]
Still Standing in the Lame Duck line for a Committee Hearing. Please enjoy these commercial fishing facts while we wait: What are the 14 fish that Michigan’s commercial fishers can currently keep? Whitefish Carp Suckers Burbot Catfish Buffalo Bullhead Goldfish Sheepshead Rock Bass White Bass Crappie Gizzard Shad Quillback White Perch Yellow Perch (Saginaw Bay only) Chubs (Muskegon, Frankfort & […]
We are still waiting to hear if we’ll be assigned a Committee Hearing before Lame Duck 2018 closes out! Please call Committee Chair Rep. Hughes 517-373-3436 or 877-633-0331. You can also email her at HollyHughes@house.mi.gov and tell her “I support a Committee Hearing for Commercial Fishing: Senate Bill 1145.” Thank you so much to those of you […]