- Dates
- 2017-11-08 – 2017-11-11
- Kind
- Enforcement report
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fishingecologygovernancecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In November 2017, Beaver Island residents raised concerns about commercial or tribal perch-fishing activity in or near the harbor and sought clarification from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. A resident later solicited witness statements and photographs for a DNR investigator concerning the tug Trio.
Evidence limits
This record documents a community concern and an evidence-gathering effort. It does not conclude that illegal fishing occurred, identify a DNR determination, or establish the condition of the perch fishery from forum discussion alone.
Sources
- Powers urged anglers to observe a stated 50-perch daily limit and said the DNR was looking into concerns about tribal/commercial fishing boats in restricted waters. Levi Connor later said he was collecting witness statements and photographs for a DNR investigator concerning the tug Trio. These are community reports and an appeal for evidence; they do not establish an unlawful act, the vessel’s exact operations, a DNR finding, or the status of the fishery.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012509
Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island residents report concerns about commercial perch fishing in the harbor, 2017”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-perch-fishing-enforcement-concerns-2017/, accessed [date], citing Jeff Powers and participants, “Perch Fishing,” Beaver Island Forum, November 8–11, 2017..
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