9:50am Pre-Meeting Technology Check: and login to test audio connection

10:00 Welcome, Introductions and Announcements (Frank Krist and Randy Claramunt, DNR Lake Huron Basin Coordinator).

10:05 An overview of the Lake Huron lake trout status and efforts to resume lake trout stocking in southern Lake Huron (Randy Claramunt, Dr. Ji He DNR Great Lakes Research Fisheries Biologist and Ken Merckel Great Lakes Fishery Commission Advisor).

• Summary of the 2021 spring lake trout survey in Lake Huron (Dr. Ji He)

• Great Lakes Fishery Commission Resolution that supports reviewing the need to resume lake trout stocking in southern Lake Huron (Dr. Ken Merckel)

11:10 A potentially accurate method of surveying and estimating Round Gobies abundance will be tested in Lake Huron during 2021, Dr. Peter Esselman USGS Great Lakes Science Center Research Biologist.

• Video explaining new round goby survey in Lake Huron (Dr. Peter Esselman)

12:15 Break.

12:20 The new Cormorant control program, will it assist in managing cormorants in Saginaw Bay? (Randy Claramunt).

12:35 Agency updates.

1:00 Official Meeting Adjourns.

1-2pm Fish Talk - Optional invitation to hang out after the formal meeting to visit, share and discuss!

This meeting was open to the public as well as LHCFAC members.