On June 20, 2021, the Northern Highland Fishery Research Area (NHFRA) celebrated its 75th anniversary of continuous fisheries population monitoring and compulsory angler creel census on five lakes in northern Wisconsin. In 1946, five lakes were designated as experimental fisheries research lakes and all anglers have been required to adhere to the compulsory creel census to record catch information. We review the history of the NHFRA, its role in evaluating experimental regulations, how data derived from the NHFRA were paramount in developing a critical Walleye Sander vitreus management plan for a joint tribal subsistence and recreational angling fishery, discuss the NHFRA as a training ground for early career fisheries professionals, and speculate on its future. By learning from the past and adapting to new challenges and emerging fisheries research needs, the NHFRA is poised to add to its 75-year legacy of research and training to inform science-based decision making and to prepare generations of new fisheries professionals. The 75-year history of the NHFRA exemplifies the importance of adaptation, long-term data, establishing sentinel lakes for observations of environmental change, field stations, and partnerships for successful fisheries management.

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庆祝威斯康星州北部高地渔业研究区成立 75 周年：过去、现在和未来

2021 年 6 月 20 日，北部高地渔业研究区 (NHFRA) 在威斯康星州北部的五个湖泊中庆祝其连续渔业人口监测和强制性垂钓者纱架普查 75 周年。1946年，五个湖泊被指定为实验性渔业研究湖，所有垂钓者都必须遵守强制性的鱼笼普查，以记录渔获信息。我们回顾了 NHFRA 的历史，它在评估实验法规中的作用，来自 NHFRA 的数据如何在开发关键的 Walleye Sander 玻璃体中至关重要联合部落生存和休闲垂钓渔业的管理计划，讨论 NHFRA 作为早期职业渔业专业人员的培训场，并推测其未来。通过从过去学习并适应新的挑战和新兴的渔业研究需求，NHFRA 准备增加其 75 年的研究和培训遗产，为基于科学的决策提供信息，并为一代又一代的新渔业专业人士做好准备。NHFRA 75 年的历史证明了适应、长期数据、建立哨点湖以观察环境变化、野外站以及成功渔业管理的合作伙伴关系的重要性。