SCHEDULED/MI - LAKE MICHIGAN - SOUTH HAVEN, GANGES REEF AND MUSKEGON, MI/MARINE EVENT/SEC SLM BNM 0357-26

1. ALL MARINERS BE ADVISED, THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, FISHERIES DIVISION, WILL CONDUCT LAKE WHITEFISH GILL NET SAMPLING MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM NOVEMBER 9, 2026, THROUGH DECEMBER 11, 2026. OVERNIGHT GILL NET SETS WILL OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF THE FOLLOWING
POSITIONS:
A. SOUTH HAVEN: 42°23.547'N, 086°18.333'W.
B. GANGES REEF: 42°34.394'N, 086°14.718'W.
THE GILL NETS ARE APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET DEEP AND 100 TO 200 FEET IN LENGTH. NETS WILL BE MARKED WITH A BUOY AT EACH END.
2. SHORT-DURATION GILL NET SETS MAY ALSO OCCUR FROM SUNSET TO MIDNIGHT IN THE MUSKEGON CHANNEL AND HARBOR BETWEEN THE OUTER AND INNER PIERS. NETS WILL BE SET PARALLEL TO THE FLOW AND NEAR THE CHANNEL EDGES TO MINIMIZE IMPACTS TO VESSEL TRAFFIC.
3. MARINERS ARE REQUESTED TO TRANSIT THE AREAS WITH CAUTION, REMAIN ALERT FOR MARKED FISHING GEAR, AND AVOID INTERFERING WITH NETTING OPERATIONS.
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