Council of Lake Committees
The Council of Lake Committees is composed of representatives from state, tribal, and provincial agencies represented on Lakes Committees, for a maximum of twenty-one members:
- Lake Ontario Committee: New York, Ontario
- Lake Erie Committee: Michigan, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania
- Lake Huron Committee: Michigan, Ontario, Chippewa-Ottawa Resource Authority
- Lake Michigan: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Chippewa-Ottawa Resource Authority
- Lake Superior Committee: Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, Wisconsin, Chippewa-Ottawa Resource Authority, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, 1854 Treaty Authority, Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
The Committee's purposes are to:
- consider issues pertinent to, or referred by, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission;
- consider issues and problems of common concern to member agencies;
- develop and coordinate joint programs and research projects;
- serve as a forum for state, provincial, tribal, and federal agencies; and
- respond to requests made to it by any of the Lake Committees.
Council of Lake Committees Terms of Reference
Members- Travis Hartman, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Chair
- Bruce Mighton, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Vice Chair
- Membership includes all Lake Committee members
Updated: May, 2023
Publications and Products
- Developing Research Priorities for Lake Whitefish in the Upper Great Lakes
- Environmental Principles for Sustainable Fisheries in the Great Lakes Basin (2016)
- Council of Lake Committees Position Statement on Asian carps (2013)
- Dams and Barriers Decision Support Protocol (2013)
- Council of Lake Committees Position Statement on Wind Power Development in the Great Lakes
- Council of Lake Committees Consultation Guidelines on Introductions in the Great Lakes Basin
More publications available through the Publication Search
Press Releases
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Other Documents
- Declines of American Eel in North America: Complexities Associated with Bi-national Management
- General Recommendations for Creating a Database Integrating Data from Diverse Sources
- Great Lakes Fisheries Vessel White Paper
- Great Lakes Fishery Commission Policy on Expert Panels
Quantitative Fisheries Center
The Quantitative Fisheries Center (QFC) is is an essential partner to the Commission’s science and fishery management programs. The QFC was established at Michigan State University in July 2005 to (1) build greater capacity within fishery management agencies to use quantitative methods; (2) improve quantitative methods for assessing fish stocks; (3) assist agencies in the use of model-based approaches to decision making; and (4) develop a better understanding of fish community and population dynamics. The QFC is jointly funded by Michigan State University, Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Michigan DNR, Ohio DNR, Minnesota DNR, Wisconsin DNR, Illinois DNR, Pennsylvania FBC, New York State DEC, Ontario MNRF, and Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission. The QFC provides three main services to partner agencies: (1) innovative research on new approaches for quantitative science in support of fishery management; (2) outreach to assist in continued application of decision tools developed through partnerships with fishery agencies, and; (3) training in quantitative fishery techniques for graduate students and mid-career professionals in fishery management agencies. Since its inception, the QFC has been jointly led by two professors in MSU’s Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, James Bence and Michael Jones.