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		<title>New Federal Policy Steps Up Efforts to Turn Gulf of Mexico Rigs                         Into Reefs</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2013/06/new-federal-policy-steps-up-efforts-to-turn-gulf-of-mexico-rigs-into-reefs.html</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2013 21:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Changes should help reverse the unnecessary destruction of important fish habitat Alexandria, VA – June 27, 2013 &#8211; Offshore oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico serve as valuable marine habitat, supporting economically important recreational fishing in the Gulf region. In the face of increasing efforts to remove these structures, this week the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Stocking of Atlantic salmon in Lake Huron and Tributaries</title>
		<link>https://thinkingafield.org/2013/04/stocking-of-atlantic-salmon-in-lake-huron-and-tributaries.html</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today announced plans to release approximately 100,000 Atlantic salmon into Lake Huron and two of its tributary streams this spring. Yearling Atlantic salmon will be stocked in the St. Marys River, Au Sable River, Thunder Bay River and in the Lexington Harbor in southern Lake Huron in the coming days. The DNR’s Fisheries Division]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Michigan Commercial Fishing Harvest Valued Over $4 Million for 2012</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Wunderlich]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Department of Natural Resources&#8217; Fisheries Division recently released data from its 2012 state-licensed commercial fishing season. An often overlooked component of Michigan&#8217;s world-class fisheries resources, state-licensed commercial fisheries in 2012 caught 3,762,000 pounds of fish with a dockside value of $4,087,000 prior to processing, marketing and retail sale. &#8220;Commercial fishing in the Great Lakes is one of the oldest]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>More Atlantic Salmon in Michigan Waters</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:35:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Michigan became world-famous when it made a daring effort to revitalize the Great Lakes sport fishery by stocking Pacific salmon in the 1960s. While Chinook and Coho fishing still remain very good overall, Michigan is now looking at residents of the other ocean to beef up the Great Lakes fishery: Atlantic salmon. Highly prized around the world for their sporting]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Procedural Motion Stops Sportsmen’s Act of 2012 in Senate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fish and wildlife conservation put into jeopardy through partisan politics Alexandria, VA  &#8211; November 27, 2012 – In a surprise upset, the U.S. Senate failed to advance the Sportsmen’s Act of 2012 (S. 3525). After months of discussion with Senate members by a diverse coalition of angling, hunting and conservation organizations to create a historic bill containing 17 key provisions]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Mepps still needs squirrel tails</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of year again when we like to remind small game hunters that Mepps is still buying squirrel tails. It&#8217;s no secret squirrel hunting is way down nationwide so we&#8217;re scrambling. The tails are a great natural resource and we really hate to see them go to waste, expecially when we need them so badly. Please let your readers&#8230; or]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Michigan&#8217;s Bait Restrictions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 10:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As the holiday weekend approaches, the Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers that the use of salmon eggs or minnows for bait is restricted in some waters, as part of a continuing strategy to slow the spread of viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS). &#160; Anglers who purchase minnows for bait should make sure they are certified as VHS-free. Certified, disease-free bait]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MDNR offers walleye fishing trip for women on Saginaw Bay June 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 09:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Department of Natural Resources’ Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program will offer women an opportunity to experience Saginaw Bay walleye fishing on Saturday, June 2, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.  &#160; All equipment will be provided for this half-day adventure with Captain Jeff Godi of the Michigan-X, Captain Tim Bristol of Fishheads Charters and Captain Dick Donavon of Adventure]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Review of HR 4089 &#8211; Sportsman&#8217;s Heritage Act of 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Glen Wunderlich Known as the Sportsman&#8217;s Heritage Act of 2012, HR 4089 has passed the U.S. House of Representatives and, if it continues on its path to becoming law, it may be the most important piece of legislation on behalf of sportsmen and women in decades.   H.R. 4089 is actually the compilation of four bills, all designed to protect]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Michigan May Approve Crossbow Fishing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Michigan anglers may have the opportunity to fish with crossbows under a bill passed by the Senate Wednesday morning.  It&#8217;s off to the House for consideration now.  More here&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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