Environment DEC
From the December 2008 issue
Strategic Plan for Lake Champlain Fisheries Released
The Lake Champlain Fish and Wildlife Management Cooperative recently announced the availability of a draft Strategic Plan for Lake Champlain Fisheries. The strategic plan, which was prepared by the cooperative's Fisheries Technical Committee, provides a framework for implementing the cooperative's coordinated fisheries management programs. It outlines goals and objectives for managing the lake's fish community and describes the role of each of the agencies.
Based on Guiding Principles
Controlling populations of the invasive sea lamprey in Lake Champlain is an issue for all agencies involved with the strategic plan.
The strategic plan is based on guiding principles in the following areas: ecosystem management; sustainability; natural reproduction of native species; management of non-native and nuisance species; use of stocking; application of genetics; protection of habitats; use of science-based management, and management accountability with specific reference to human dimensions of fisheries management.
The cooperative is a partnership formed more than three decades ago by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the states of New York and Vermont. It provides direction for coordinated fish and wildlife programs in the Lake Champlain basin.
Review the Plan
The draft strategic plan can be found online on the sea lamprey control webpage. Copies of the plan may also be obtained at the following locations:
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Bureau of Fisheries
1115 Route 86
Ray Brook, NY 12977-0296
518-897-1333 - Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife
10 South
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671-0501
802-241-3700 - U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Lake Champlain Office
11 Lincoln Street
Essex Junction, VT 05452
802-872-0629
Send Your Comments
Written comments on the draft strategic plan can be provided until December 31, 2008, through the sea lamprey control webpage or by writing to:
Bradley Young, Ph.D., Chair
Lake Champlain Fisheries Technical Committee
11 Lincoln Street
Essex Junction, Vermont 05452
