Treaty tribes in Wisconsin are defending their spring fish quotas amid complaints from state officials and non-Indians.

The Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission raised walleye levels at off-reservation lakes. That prompted the state to impose stricter limits but tribes noted that they are still taking far fewer fish than non-Indians.

"Wisconsin's Ojibwe Tribes have declared their need for fish consistent with their responsibilities to help provide food for their communities," GLIFWC Chair Michael J. Isham, Jr. said in a statement.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says it wants to negotiate with tribes about the levels.

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One Walleye Limit Raises Concerns Amongst Anglers and the DNR (Northland's News Center 3/25)
Tribes declare fish quotas; state adjusts bag limits (The Sawyer County Record 3/25)
Neenah Lawmaker May Rethink Grant Over Walleye Dispute (AP 3/26)

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