Syracuse.com - DEC schedules March meetings to discuss status of fisheries in four eastern Finger Lakes

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The waterways to be discussed will include Cayuga, Owasco, Skaneateles and Otisco lakes.,

Fishery biologists from the state Department of Environmental’s Region 7 office will be holding two meetings next month to discuss the current status of the fisheries in four eastern Finger Lakes.

The waterways to be discussed will include Cayuga, Owasco, Skaneateles and Otisco lakes, according to Emily DeSantis, director of communications for the DEC’s public relations office in Albany.

Responding to written questions I sent Monday, DeSantis said the first meeting will be held March 18 at the Bass Pro Shops at the Fingerlakes Mall in Aurelius. The second meeting will be held March 20 at the Groton High School Auditorium.

“The DEC will provide information for future management activities, discuss the Angler Diary Program we administer on the Finger Lakes and answer questions from those in attendance,” she said.

I asked DeSantis if interested persons could ask questions ahead of time, or make suggestions for other topics that should be covered.

“Sportsmen and women will have the opportunity to ask questions at the meetings,” she said.

I asked if members of the public and media will be allowed to talk to speakers apart from their presentations for followup questions.

“Yes, you will be able to ask DEC staff follow-up questions on the topics being presented,” she said.

In a followup email sent Tuesday morning to DeSantis, I asked if I would be allowed to contact those same DEC staff members afterward concerning topics discussed at the meeting for future columns or stories.

As of late Wednesday, I had not received an answer to that question.

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