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RV Coregonus Schedule

Fishing Wisconsin

2023 R/V COREGONUS CRUISE SCHEDULE

Time Purpose Area Gear

January 1 - March 31

Winter layup and vessel maintenance

 Sturgeon Bay Gill net and trawl repair
April 1 - 8 Equipment /Launching and prep work Sturgeon Bay Change oil, general maintenance, load tank
April 11 - April 21 Offshore stocking brown trout Green Bay stocking out of Marinette Stocking tank / Oxygen,
 Regulator – Anti-foam
April 24 - May 19 Juvenile Whitefish Assessment Lake Michigan and Green Bay GMGN 2 - 3 1/2"
2 - 2 box gangs
As soon as practical Travel to Milwaukee Milwaukee  
May 22 - June 5 Lakewide assessments Lake trout and burbot NE Reef / East Reef. Nearshore Milwaukee

GMGN 2 1/2 - 6"
3 - 2 box gangs
June 6 - June 23 Yellow Perch spawning assessment Southern Lake Michigan Gill net / Dive Gear
July 10 - July 18 PFAS Sampling Assessment Lake Michigan / Green Bay Madison / Research
Late June to the end of July Vessel and gear maintenance Sturgeon Bay  
August 7 - August 31 Yellow Perch Assessment / Whitefish Green Bay

Trawling equipment
Y.P. otter trawl
Large Vessel Safety Training (September 5 - 8) Review Safety Gear and LV protocols Milwaukee  
September 11 - September 22

Hydroacoustic Survey?
Bloater Chub Assessment?

 Algoma / Baileys Harbor GMGN 1 1/2 - 3"
1 box GMGN, 2 boxes std
September 11 - September 15 Fall PFAS sampling assistance Green Bay and Lake Michigan Madison / Research
As soon as practical Travel to Milwaukee Milwaukee  
October 18 - November 3 Lake Trout Spawning
Wound Scarring
Strain experiment		 Milwaukee inshore

North East / East Reef

 GMGN 4 1/2 - 6"
2 - 2 box gangs (inshore)
1 - 3 box gang (MLR)
As soon as practical Travel to Sturgeon Bay Sturgeon Bay  
November 6 - November 26 Whitefish spawning survey
Juv. whitefish nets set deep		 Cardy's Reef, Schauer Park,
Baileys Harbor Area		 GMGN 3 1/2 - 5 1/2"
GMGN 2  - 3 1/2"
As soon as practical Travel to Milwaukee Milwaukee  
November 30 - December 12 Yellow Perch Milwaukee GMGN 1 - 3 1/4"
As soon as practical by December 15 Sturgeon Bay/winter layup Sturgeon Bay