| Time Period | Purpose | Area | Gear |
January 1 - April 23 Launching of Coregonus |
Winter layup and vessel maintenance Sea Trials / Testing |
Sturgeon Bay | |
| April 25 - May 14 | Juvenile Whitefish Assessment | Lake Michigan and Green Bay | GMGN 2 - 3 1/2" 2 - 2 box gangs |
| May 16 - June 10 | Lakewide assessments Lake trout and burbot | Sturgeon Bay Sheboygan Sheboygan Reef |
GMGN 2 1/2 - 6" 3 - 2 box gangs |
| As soon as practical | Travel to Sturgeon Bay | Sturgeon Bay | |
| June - August | Co-op work research / Vessel & Net Maintenance / Safety training / NR Board | Sturgeon Bay | Scientific gear deployment |
| August 15 - September 2 | Whitefish Age at Maturity | Sturgeon Bay | GMGN 3 1/2 to 5 1/2" GMGN 2 - 3 1/2" |
| September 6 - October 6 | Chub Assessment | Algoma Baileys Harbor |
GMGN 1 1/2 - 3" 1 box GMGN, 2 box std |
| October | Travel to Milwaukee | Milwaukee | |
| October 17 - October 31 | Lake Trout Spawning Wound Scarring Strain experiment |
Milwaukee inshore
East Reef |
GMGN 4 1/2 - 6" 2 - 2 box gangs (inshore) 1 - 3 box gang (MLR) |
| ASAP | Travel to Sturgeon Bay | ||
| November 1 - November 23 | Whitefish spawning survey Juv. whitefish nets set deep |
Cardy's Reef Baileys Harbor Area |
GMGN 3 1/2 - 5 1/2" GMGN 2 - 3 1/2" |
| ASAP | Travel to Milwaukee | Milwaukee | |
| November 28 - completion | Yellow Perch | Milwaukee | GMGN 1 - 3 1/4" |
| As soon as practical | Sturgeon Bay / winter lay up | Sturgeon Bay |