Milwaukee River (Photo courtesy of Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District using Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding)
(WTAQ-WLUK) — A public hearing is set on a proposed rule to establish fish refuges in Milwaukee, Outagamie and Waupaca counties.
Fish refuges are designed to protect fish from overharvest, especially in locations where they congregate to spawn.
The DNR’s proposed emergency rule creates a year-round refuge on the Milwaukee River, encompassing the Kletzsch Park Dam fish passage, prohibiting fishing in the fish passage and the immediate vicinity. The proposed permanent rule would continue the Milwaukee River fish refuge. It would also create additional seasonal refuges in spawning marshes connected to the Wolf River in Outagamie and Waupaca counties to protect spawning walleye.
Click here to read the draft of the proposal.
The online hearing, set for Feb. 5 at 5:30 p.m., will provide details on the proposal.
Public comments on the emergency and permanent rules will be accepted at the hearing, and the public may also submit written comments to DNRFWPFHGuidance@wisconsin.gov. Written comments will have the same weight and effect as spoken comments presented at the hearing.
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