State fisheries management agencies for Lake Michigan have agreed to implement a 25% stocking reduction of Chinook salmon in Lake Michigan beginning with reduced stockings in 2006 (Michigan will reduce stocking by 30%). Next spring, 3.2 million Chinook salmon fingerlings will be stocked by Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana, a reduction of just over 1 million fish from 2005. It's hoped that the reduction will balance the fish community, especially available prey.

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