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n$h caugh t aod to minimize the impact of increasing fishing pressure on the resource and other users. Lead Agency: DNR Cooperating Agencies: LMCD All tournaments for b ss, walleye, and muskellunge on Lake Minnetonka with greater than 100 participants will ' e required to be "catch and release" tournaments, and tournaments attracting fewer participants will also be encouraged to be "catch and release" tournaments. Such tournaments will be allowed exceptions for hooking mortalities and a limited number of "trophy" fish per toumamenL Participants in bass, walleye and muskellunge tournaments are subject to rules governing transportation of fish, weigh-in procedures, and evaluation procedures prior to release. The individual and cumulative effects on the resource, other users and landowners should be considered before issuing a permit for a tournament. 15. Obtain additional information on the impacts of exotic plant species on fish populations and the impnet of aquatic vegetation harvesting on fish populations. Lead Agency: DNR Cooperating Agencies: LMCD, MPCA, FWS, CoE The LMCD will encourage the DNR with the help of other agencies and organizations to determine the effect of an extensive weed harvesting program on fish population using Lake Minnetonka as a model, as well as determining the effect of the vegetation infestation on the fisheries. If necessary, an educational program should be implemented that would instruct anglers on effective fishing techniques in and around dense mats of aquatic vegetation. Shorcland Management Policies! 16. All cities with shoreland on Lake Minnetonka are encouraged to adopt Shoreland Management Ordinances that meet or exceed the Staie-Wide Standards for Management of Shoreland Artas^ promulgated by the DNR. Lead Agency. Each city Cooperating Agencies: Neighboring cities. DNR, LMCD. MCWD, Council All cities are expected to meet or exceed DNR shoreland management standards. State rules provide for the DNR to allow some flexibility in the application of its standards. Because the flexibility in standards has the potential to impact Lake Minnetonka and therefore all of its adjacent aties, it is critical that cities proposing to use flexibility provisions, provide adequate opportunities for all lake cities, the LMCD and other interested parties to review and oonunent on their proposed ordinances. It is recommended that cities provide copies of their proposed draft ordinances at least 60-days before their formal public hearing ou the ordinance or submission of their draft ordinance to the DNR commissioner for review, ^ 1 ichever comes firsL 17. Cities with shorcland on Lake Minnetonka are encouraged to consider the visual Impact of 7/11 Draft - 15