1854 Authority
- Biological Services, Duluth, MN - Andy Edwards

Central Michigan University
- Biology Department, Mt. Pleasant, MI - Tracy Galarowicz

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
- Biological Services, Suttons Bay, MI - Erik Olsen

Indiana Department of Natural Resources
- Division of Fish and Wildlife, Edinburgh, IN - Brant Fisher

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
- Natural Resources Department, L'Anse, MI - Gene Mensch

Lake Superior State University
- Aquatic Research Laboratory, Sault Ste. Marie, MI - Roger Greil

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians
- Natural Resources Department, Manistee, MI - Marty Holtgren

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
- Natural Resources Department, Harbor Springs, MI - Steve Lenart

Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Lake St. Clair Fisheries Station, Mt. Clemens, MI - Mike Thomas
- Marquette Fisheries Station, Marquette, MI - Ed Baker

Michigan State University
- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, East Lansing, MI - Kim Scribner

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Duluth Area Fisheries Office, Duluth, MN - John Lindgren

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Bureau of Fisheries, Watertown, NY - Rodger Klindt

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
- Upper Great Lakes Management Unit, Thunder Bay, ON - Mike Friday
- Lake Huron Management Unit, Owen Sound, ON - Lloyd Mohr
- Aquatic Information and Science Unit, Kemptville, ON - Tim Haxton

Purdue University
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, W. Lafayette, IN - Trent Sutton

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Alpena National Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, Alpena, MI - Adam Kowalski, James Boase, Scott Koproski
- Ashland National Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, Ashland, WI - Henry Quinlan
- Green Bay National Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, New Franken, WI - Robert Elliott
- Lower Great Lakes National Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, Amherst, NY - Betsy Trometer

U.S. Geological Survey
- Great Lakes Science Center, Cortland, NY - Dawn Dittman

Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
- Athens, GA - Douglas Peterson

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Bureau of Fisheries Management, Bayfield, WI - Mike Seider
- Bureau of Fisheries Management, Milwaukee, WI - Tom Burzynski
- Peshtigo Service Center, Peshtigo, WI - Mike Donofrio