Summary

A SORT OF FISHING WAR IS BREWING BETWEEN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND CANADA

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 84922
Story Slug FISHING WAR PART III (3/8/1994)
Location MINNESOTA
Format PKG no tag
Date 03/08/1994
Archive Time 7:19
TRT 2:00
Supers BILL DOUGHER3TY MN RESORTER :24 ERIC GISLASON REPORTING :40 GARY DIETZLER MN ANGLE RESORT 1:05 REP JIM TUNHEIM (D) KENNEDY 1:54 ROD SANDO DNR COMMISSIONER 2:06 MIKE WILLICK ONTARIO NATURAL RESOURCES 2:18
Video Description SHOTS OF LAKES, RESORTS, SOTS
Description A SORT OF FISHING WAR IS BREWING BETWEEN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND CANADA
Script LEAD: ONCE AGAIN, HERE ARE THOSE CONTROVERSIAL NEW REGULATIONS IF YOU'RE STAYING IN A MINNESOTA RESORT, CABIN OR HOME THIS SUMMER, BUT FISH ONTARIO WATER BY DAY, YOU WALLEYE LIMITS PER DAY ON LAKE OF THE WOODS HAVE DROPPED FROM SIX FISH TO TWO ON SOME PORTIONS OF RAINY LAKE NEAR THE FALLS FROM SIX WALLEYE TO NONE STAY IN A CANADIAN RESORT HOWEVER AND FISH CANADIAN WATER, KEEP SIX WALLEYE ON LAKE OF THE WOODS, KEEP THREE ON RAINY LAKE CANADIANS SAY THEIR REASONS FOR THE NEW REGULATIONS ARE CONSERVATION BASED MINNESOTANS SAY THEY'RE ECONOMICALLY DRIVEN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA MAY HAVE A COUNTER PUNCH TO THIS TOURISM POWER PLAY TAG: REPRESENTATIVE TUNHEIM'S BILL IS SET TO GO BEFORE A COMMERCE COMMITTEE MARCH 8TH IF SUCCESSFUL THROUGH THE COMMITTEES, THE BILL SHOULD FIND ITS WAY TO THE HOUSE FLOOR IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS
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Keywords

FISHING
ECONOMY
TOURISM
RESORT
US CANADA
REGULATIONS
BOUNDARY WATERS
CATCH LIMIT
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