September 2025 NRC Recap
Justin Tomei • September 11, 2025
September 2025 NRC Recap
Commissioners unanimously passed six fisheries orders at their September meeting in Lansing today.
More on these orders can be found in our August preview HERE.
Up for information was five fisheries orders, including a removal of the sunset on underwater spearfishing.
- Fisheries Order 206.26 Special Fishing Regulations for Warmwater Species on Select Waters
- Fisheries Order 210.26 Designated Trout Streams for Michigan
- Fisheries Order 219.26 Bow, Spear, and Crossbow Fishing Regulations
- Fisheries Order 253.26 Great Lakes and Connecting Waters – Trout and Salmon Regulations
- Fisheries Order 254.25 Inland Lakes – Trout and Salmon Regulations
MUCC, per its policy passed at 2025 Annual Convention supports the expansion of underwater spearfishing to the entire Great Lakes and connecting waters, for all species except muskie and sturgeon.
Commissioners Walters did announce the commission is working with the department on language for the coyote memo to coincide with their statement of intent from the August meeting.
The next meeting is scheduled for October 9, at Michigan Tech, in Houghton, Michigan.
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