It's a staple in our state - the Friday Night Fish Fry.  During Lent, consumption and emphasis on fish accelerates.  Where do fish numbers stand for the sought after yellow perch?  Are we getting the fish on our plate from Wisconsin - or someplace else?  That's what I discussed with Tammie Paoli, DNR Fish Biologist in Peshtigo.

Paoli says Wisconsinites have a relationship with yellow perch that stretches back decades.  At one time, there were multiple commercial fisheries operating in northeast Wisconsin that concentrated on yellow perch harvest.  Today, one commercial fishery remains in Green Bay.  That facility is allowed to harvest 100,000 pounds of yellow perch - not nearly enough to cover all the plates Wisconsinites order in a week.

Paoli tells Pam Jahnke about the history of yellow perch in Wisconsin, and where you might look for "locally" produced fish on your plate.

It's a staple in our state - the Friday Night Fish Fry.  During Lent, consumption and emphasis on fish accelerates.  Where do fish numbers stand for the sought after yellow perch?  Are we getting the fish on our plate from Wisconsin - or someplace else?  That's what I discussed with Tammie Paoli, DNR Fish Biologist in Peshtigo.
Paoli says Wisconsinites have a relationship with yellow perch that stretches back decades.  At one time, there were multiple commercial fisheries operating in northeast Wisconsin that concentrated on yellow perch harvest.  Today, one commercial fishery remains in Green Bay.  That facility is allowed to harvest 100,000 pounds of yellow perch - not nearly enough to cover all the plates Wisconsinites order in a week.
Paoli tells Pam Jahnke about the history of yellow perch in Wisconsin, and where you might look for "locally" produced fish on your plate.

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