Effective January 2001, the inter-tribal regulatory body Chippewa Ottawa Treaty Fishery Management Authority (COTFMA) officially changed over to the Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority (CORA), gathering all 1836 treaty fishing tribes under its wing and taking on a larger scope in regulation. CORA member tribes are (in alphabetical order):
Bay Mills Indian Community, Brimley, Mich.
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Suttons Bay, Mich.
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Manistee, Mich.
Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians, Petoskey, Mich.
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
Like COTFMA, the CORA governing body is comprised of the member-tribe chairmen and the natural resource entity chairmen of each tribe.
Under the CORA charter, two new committees were established : the Great Lakes Resource Committee (GLRC) and the Inland Lands and Waters Resources Committee (ILWRC). The GLRC serves as the inter-tribal management body for the treaty fishery in 1836 treaty waters (similar to COTFMA's former role), invested with broad powers to carry out its charge, while ILWRC oversees inland resource matters.
The 1836 treaty fishery continues to be one of the most regulated fisheries in the Great Lakes, subject to inter-tribal regulations now under CORA, tribal regulations, Food and Drug Administration HACCP seafood safety regulations, and U.S. Coast Guard maritime safety regulations.
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