Weekly CO report

Statewide Marine Unit

CO Joe Kulhanek (Marine Unit - Metro) spent the week preparing equipment for the open-water season. He also spent time monitoring anglers on the Mississippi River.

CO Matt Miller (Marine Unit Duluth) worked on commercial violations and equipment maintenance. Items were handled with the Lake Superior Fisheries Office relating to the upcoming 2026 lake management plan for Minnesota. Some time was spent checking shore anglers and a few boats on the big lake. Enforcement action was taken for angling and commercial violations.

CO Mitch Lawler (Marine Unit Alexandria) continued to prepare station equipment for the open-water season, which is just around the corner. WMAs and WPAs in western Minnesota were patrolled for illegal ATV activity and illegal tree stands/ground blinds left over from last hunting season. A group of juvenile dirt bikers was stopped on a roadway and brought home. Enforcement action was taken on both juveniles and parents for allowing the illegal behavior.

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