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n-r ■k' :H ■ a . %- *;• ■ X'T- Organizers of bass, walleye and muskcUunge tournaments in the lake shall report the lengths and weight of individual fish caught during at least one tournament per year with greater than 100 participants. [Comment: forms basis for discussion paragraph under policy 13, p. 13] 1937 - The lake reaches a low level of 922.7. (Comment: see previous comments on footnotes] 15.Improve local regulation of fishing tournaments for the purpose of reducing mortality of fish caught and to minimize the impact of increasing fishing pressure on the resource and other users. (Comment: see policy 14, p. 14] All tournaments for bass, walleye, and muskcliungc shall be catch and release, with the exception of hooking mortalities and a limited number of "trophy" fish per tournament. Participants in bass, walleye and muakellunge tournaments shalf be subject to rules governing iransporiaiion of fish, wejgh .in procedures, and evaluation procedures prior to release. At the time the permit is issued, regulators shall consider individual and cumulative effects on the resource, other users and landowners. [Commeot: substantially the same u diacuaaiou paragraph under policy 14, p.l4] Obtain additioaal information on the impacts of exotic plant species on fish populations aad the Impact of aquatic vegetation harvesting on fish populations. [Comment: see policy IS, p. 14] The LMCD shall encourage involved agencies and organizations to determine the effect of an extensive weed harvesting program on fish population, as well as determining the effect of the vegetation infestation on the fisheries. If necenary, an educational program should be implemented that would instruct an^n on effective fishing techniques in and around dense mats of aquatic vegetation. [Commeat: basis for discussion paragraph under policy 15, p. 14] EP-13