DNR announces surplus salmon available to public again this fall

The public again this year is invited to purchase surplus salmon that has been harvested at Michigan Department of Natural Resources weirs around the state. Seasonal salmon runs include large numbers of fish returning to their native streams to spawn and die. The DNR maintains multiple sites (weirs) where fisheries biologists and technicians collect eggs and milt (sperm) from Chinook and coho salmon for use in state fish hatcheries. Once egg-take needs are met, fish in prime physical condition are made available to the public by American-Canadian Fisheries, a private vendor that assists the DNR with the salmon harvest. http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,,7-153-10366_54559_10402-364990--,00.html