It’s no secret that Lake Winnipeg Walleye and Sauger populations are in serious trouble. The Manitoba Wildlife Federation (MWF), along with several other angling and fishery advocacy groups and concerned citizens, are sounding the alarm over decades of mismanagement of the Lake Winnipeg fishery and the resultant collapse and near extirpation of species from this great lake. Here you can find the results of the Lake Winnipeg Walleye Economic Survey as well as the Methodology involved in creating the survey and its results.
You can view a pdf of Survey Results right here.
The MWF and it’s partners have compiled a list of recommendations for the government which can be viewed right here.
You can view the MWF Walleye Fact Sheet here.
You can view the MWF Sauger Fact Sheet here.
You can view the spending survey here.
You can view the detailed information on the Commercial Fishery economic impact assessments right here.
You can view the detailed information on the Recreational Angler economic impact assessments here.
You can view the Detailed Spending Survey Tables here.
You can view the Omni Survey Tables here.
You can view the Detailed methodology behind the survey here.
How you can help. Write a letter to your MLA urging them to put the above recommendations in place as soon as possible so that we can halt the extirpation of Sauger and Walleye on Lake Winnipeg, and help the fish populations rebound so that the fishery is once again healthy and productive.
You can find a complete list of MLAs and addresses right here.
