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Will lake trout be on the menu in the future? Commercial harvest of the fish awaits Wisconsin Natural Resources Board response

Lake trout repopulation efforts have been ongoing since the 1950s and state commercial fishery representatives say it is time to open the commercial market for them so consumers have more access to a local food source. But sport fishery and environmental group representatives disagree, arguing lake trout populations in Lake Michigan are not sustainable yet and pressure from commercial fishing would prevent the fish from reasserting themselves as a dominant Great Lakes predator.