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Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee

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Fisheries

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Fisheries Technical Section

About Us

The section was organized in 1943 to standardize commercial fishing regulations and led the first coordinated fish population surveys on the Upper Mississippi River in the mid 1950’s.  Today the section continues to focus on cooperative fisheries management in the Upper Mississippi River.

Current Priorities

  • Human and climate effects on the fisheries resources of the Upper Mississippi River.
  • Standardization of sport fishing regulations across the Upper Mississippi.
  • Communication of interjurisdictional fisheries concerns in the UMR.
  • Reconnecting floodplain habitats to support fish population growth.
Upper Mississippi River Fisheries Plan (2010)

Ad Hoc Committees

Invasive Carp Ad Hoc

The UMRCC Fisheries Technical Section formed an Ad-hoc Invasive Carp Team to coordinate Asian carp prevention and control efforts in the Upper Mississippi River Basin per Goal 4 in the 2010 Fisheries Plan, to ‘slow or eliminate the spread or introduction of aquatic nuisance species, including pathogens to the UMR.’

Resources

Meetings

  • Spring 2021 Meeting Minutes (PDF, 270 KB)
  • Spring 2021 Agenda (PDF, 170 KB)
  • Fall 2021 Meeting Minutes (PDF, 1 MB)
  • Fall 2021 Agenda (PDF, 173 KB)
  • Fall 2020 Meeting Minutes (PDF, 366 KB)
  • Fall 2020 Agenda (PDF, 174 KB)

Strategic Documents

  • Commercial fishing state regulation comparison tables by Gear | Species | License Requirements
  • UMRCC fisheries compendium 4th edition
  • Challenges in merging fisheries research and management: the Upper Mississippi River experience, Garvey, Ickes, Zigler (PDF, 1 MB)

State Representatives

  • Missouri: Travis Moore
  • Illinois: Rebekah Anderson
  • Iowa: Scott Gritters
  • Wisconsin: Jordan Weeks
  • Minnesota: Nick Schlesser

Additional Online Resources

  • Wisconsin Fish Identification Tool

UMRCC Partnership

The UMRCC is supported by natural resource management agencies in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri.     

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CONTACT

UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER CONSERVATION COMMITTEE
UMRCC Coordinator Neal Jackson
Large Rivers Coordination Office
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
292 San Diego Road
Carbondale, Illinois 62901

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