Great Lakes Fishery Commission

Maintain the present diversity of coregonines. Manage lake whitefish and ciscoes at levels capable of sustaining annual harvests of 3.8 million kg. Restore lake herring to a significant level and protect, where possible, rare deepwater ciscoes.

Lake whitefish recruitment and yield continued to decline over the reporting period. Reintroduction of lake herring to Saginaw Bay were initiated during the reporting period with recaptured adults from the first stockings observed in 2022.