NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):

Fisheries Innovation Fund

Project Title: Stakeholder-centered Management of Lake Erie Yellow Perch

Organization:

Michigan State University

Project ID:

0303.12.030756

Award Amount:

$73432.00

Location:

Lake Erie, with project participants from Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Ontario. Yellow perch fisheries are co-managed by the U.S. and Canada, and harvest 4,000 metric tons annually.