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The current
commercial fishery exists in many forms around the lake
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There are 72
commercial fisheries in Ontario waters.
This has decreased from approximately 123 in 1979. Most are gill netters with the exception
of one major trapnet fishery in
extreme S lake Huron and one smaller trapnet fisher in the northern section
of the main basin as well. Virtually
all Canadian waters are open to commercial fishing with the exception of 2
lake trout refuges and some area specific restrictions.
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There are also 6
First Nations Aboriginal fisheries within Canadian waters.
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The State
fishery in Michigan is restricted to the area north of XXXX and south of
XXXX. There are NNN fisheries
licenced and all are trapnet fisheries.
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The COTFMA or
CORA fishery is found in the northern area of Lake Huron from the Straits of
Mackinaw to Thunder Bay. There are
approximately 42 fishers in this fishery.
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