Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation
Chapter NR 25 - Commercial fishing In Outlying Waters And Wholesale Fish Dealers
Subchapter II - Commercial Fishing - Outlying Waters
Section NR 25.18 - Landing and transportation of fish

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code § NR 25.18

Current through August 26, 2024

(1) LANDING OF FISH. Fish and fish parts caught in commercial fishing operations and kept by commercial fishers for sale or other use shall be brought to shore in Wisconsin to one of no more than 2 ports designated by the licensee on his or her Great Lakes commercial fishing license application for open water operations and to one of no more than 2 ports selected by the licensee from a list of ports designated for ice fishing operations from the following Wisconsin primary or secondary ports and unloaded and transported by land, unless otherwise authorized in writing by the department or in the case of an emergency, following notice to the nearest U.S. coast guard station. Commercial fishers, crew members and their agents who do not comply with the department's written authorization shall be considered to be in violation of this section and the written authorization shall be revoked.

(a) The primary ports for Lake Superior are Bayfield (includes Bodins and Bay Fisheries docks), Cornucopia, Port Wing, Raspberry Bay, Red Cliff and Superior (Siverson's dock). The secondary ports for Lake Superior are LaPointe and Washburn.

(b) The following ports are primary ports for Lake Michigan:

1. Brown County: Suamico.

2. Door County: Baileys Harbor, Ellison Bay, Gills Rock (includes Teskie's, Weborg's and Voight's docks), Sand Bay (includes Sand Bay, Old Sand Bay and Rowley's Bay docks), Jackson Harbor (Washington Island) and Sturgeon Bay.

3. Kenosha County: Kenosha.

4. Kewaunee County: Algoma and Kewaunee.

5. Manitowoc County: Two Rivers.

6. Marinette County: Marinette (includes Menekaunee open water port).

7. Milwaukee County: Milwaukee.

8. Oconto County: Oconto and Pensaukee.

9. Ozaukee County: Port Washington.

10. Racine County: Racine.

11. Sheboygan County: Sheboygan.

1. Brown County: Duck Creek, Windjammers and Green Bay.

2. Door County: Chaudoir's dock, Detroit Harbor (Washington Island), Egg Harbor, Jacksonport, Murphy park, Nordheim (Washington Island), Old Stone Quarry (Sturgeon Bay), Sister Bay, and Wave Pointe Resort.

3. Marinette County: Peshtigo river.

4. Oconto County: Little Suamico and Geano Beach.

(d) The following ports are secondary ice fishing only ports for Green Bay:

1. Brown County: Hook Road.

2. Door County: Ern Joy's, Oak Orchard, Pagel's Resort, Porcupine Bay, Sand Bay Resort, Sugar Creek and Waters End (at Sister Bay).

4. Marinette County: Red Arrow park, Pond Road and Leaf Road Landing.

(2)SECONDARY PORT USE. No commercial fisher or crew member may land fish or fish parts at a secondary port unless the commercial fisher or crew member called in a float plan each day to a department designated telephone number prior to the start of the day's fishing activity advising that the secondary port would be used.

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