HARBOR BEACH, Mich. — Michigan plans to study the viability of commercial fishing for whitefish in southern Lake Huron, officials said.
The state Department of Natural Resources has issued a research permit to a commercial fisher to explore lake whitefish populations. Starting this month, large mesh trap nets will be allowed in experimental fishing grounds several miles south of Harbor Beach and north of Port Sanilac.
The DNR said in a statement that research is planned over the next three years while the agency monitors and evaluates the fish population and looks at the long-term potential for what it describes as "a sustainable and profitable commercial lake whitefish fishery."
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