Syracuse.com - 'State of Lake Ontario' fishery meeting Tuesday at DEC facility in Pulaski

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Lake Ontario and its embayments and tributaries support thriving populations of fish, including a variety of trout and salmon, bass, walleye, yellow perch and panfish

PULASKI, N.Y. -- A "State of Lake Ontario" fishery meeting is set for Tuesday evening at the state Department of Environmental Conservation training facility in Pulaski.

The meeting, which is being co-hosted by the Eastern Lake Ontario Salmon and Trout Association, will begin at 7 p.m.

DEC, United States Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources biologists will make a number of presentations, including updates on the status of trout and salmon fisheries, forage fish, stocking programs and fisheries management plans.

Time will be provided at the end of the scheduled program for the audience to ask questions and interact with the presenters.

Lake Ontario and its embayments and tributaries support thriving populations of fish, including a variety of trout and salmon, bass, walleye, yellow perch and panfish

New York's Lake Ontario waters comprise more than 2.7 million acres. A 2007 statewide angler survey estimated more than 2.6 million angler days were spent on Lake Ontario and major tributaries.

The estimated value of these fisheries exceeded $112 million annually to the local New York economy.

The Pulaski meeting is the final of three "State of Lake Ontario" meetings that were held this spring. Similar public meetings were held in Rochester on March 3 and in Lockport on March 13.

Information summaries for a host of Lake Ontario fisheries assessment programs are posted on DEC's website.

For further information contact Steven LaPan, New York Great Lakes Section Leader at Cape Vincent Fisheries Research Station, (315) 654-2147.

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