§ 8. Further discussion at the report to the public

§ 8.1. The report to the public. At the report to the public on 26 September 1999 I presented an oral summary of some of the main points, especially the bottom-line results of the discussion of the main issues in §§ 2-4 above. I was assisted in this by a number of the participants in the workshop, including Mr. Chris Wiley, Canada DFO, Cdr. Pat Gerrity, US Coast Guard, Prof. David Davis, University of Toledo Department of Political Science, Mr. Ed Michael, Great Lakes United, Ms. Maxine Appleby, Great Lakes Sport Fishing Council, and Mr. Mike Ripley, Chippewa-Ottawa Treaty Fishery Management Authority. (Where they had additional comments in the discussion at the public report, I have incorporated those in the relevant section of the report of the workshop above.) Because the workshop itself had been by invitation (although anyone not on the original lists expressing an interest was extended an invitation) we made sure to make time for additional comments from the floor at the public report. A representative of an environmental organization argued that there has been "not really so much progress" on exotics, and that we need to "be urgent." A representative of an angling group argued (1) that fish diseases are a big issue, and (2) that we should begin taxing the ships in order to get action.