Safe harvest means a level of harvest that incorporates an appropriate margin of safety, estimates of the population and acceptable exploitation rates which will reasonably prevent har- vest of more than 35% of the population of adult walleyes or 27% of the population of adult muskellunge. The margin of safety assures that the true safe harvest is not exceeded in more than 1 of 40 cases. For waters where a population estimate has not been made, a regression model based upon population estimates from other waters will be used.
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Safe harvest is calculated using a recent population estimate (two years old or less) when available, or a model incorporating lake size, walleye abundance, and prior estimates on a given lake.
Safe harvest levels derived from population estimates result in more sustainable rates of exploitation and would protect the population from the damaging effects of over-harvest.