DNR Roundtable Commentary

  • BigWerm
    SW Metro
    Posts: 11726
    June 14, 2022 at 1:51 pm #2129909

    Protocol 5
    “The State and the Bands have the responsibility to and will
    fairly regulate their respective harvest activities within the
    Minnesota portion of the 1837 Ceded Territory (hereafter, the Ceded
    Territory) in a manner consistent with sound conservation practices
    and the opinions and orders of the Court in this case. The State
    has a trust responsibility and authority to manage natural
    resources for the benefit of all current and future users
    consistent with the treaty harvest rights of the Bands, including
    the Bands’ rights to regulate and protect Band member harvest
    opportunities, as affirmed by the federal court.”

    http://www.files.dnr.state.mn.us/fisheries/largelakes/millelacs/court_decision/exhibit_d5.pdf

    BigWerm
    SW Metro
    Posts: 11726
    June 14, 2022 at 1:58 pm #2129910

    Also on the transparency issue, Commissioner Strommen said the DNR meeting with the tribe and then telling us the quota is being transparent, which is as ridiculous as it sounds. Per Protocol #1:

    “The purpose of the Fisheries Committee is to facilitate free and open communications between the State and the Bands regarding natural resource management within the boundaries of the 1837 Ceded Territory. The Bands and the State will encourage such communications to the greatest extent practicable, and nothing herein shall limit such communications inside or outside formal Committee meetings.”

    Emphasis added by me, but certainly seems to me that open Quota negotiations would fall under that.

    http://www.files.dnr.state.mn.us/fisheries/largelakes/millelacs/court_decision/exhibit_d1.pdf

    belletaine
    Nevis, MN
    Posts: 5116
    June 14, 2022 at 6:06 pm #2129956
    tomr wrote:

    Was MN fish there representing our interests?

    rotflol rotflol

    Nice write up Kory, thanks for your time!

    Buzz
    Minneapolis MN
    Posts: 1814
    June 17, 2022 at 9:48 am #2130464

    Werm, did you see that your question to Brad made it into the Outdoor News article on the Roundtable? It must had been quite a conversation.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    June 17, 2022 at 11:27 am #2130475

    Happen to have a link Buzz? I couldn’t locate it.

    Werm makes big splash at 2022 roundtable! toast

    BigWerm
    SW Metro
    Posts: 11726
    June 18, 2022 at 9:23 am #2130553
    Buzz wrote:

    Werm, did you see that your question to Brad made it into the Outdoor News article on the Roundtable? It must had been quite a conversation.

    I have not seen that, but would like to. Post a link or a pic of the story if you get a chance. I couldn’t find it online either.

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