Door County Fish Business Subject Of Federal Probe

Federal court records show U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agents set up a fake fish store in L'Anse, Michigan, recorded conversations on boats and in bars around Beaver Island in Lake Michigan, and recently raided Dan's Fish in the northeastern Wisconsin city of Sturgeon Bay in Door County, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported (http://bit.ly/1xZRCRq ). The fishermen and business owners named in the warrants include members of various Indian tribes and non-tribal fish dealers. Besides Dan's Fish, the warrants also named Peterson's Fish Market in Hancock, Michigan, John Cross Fish Market in Charlevoix, Michigan, and the Beaver Island Fresh Fish Market on Beaver Island, Michigan. According to the documents, agents posing as the owners of UP North Fish Co.

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