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Providing funding to enhance protect and rehabilitate Great Lakes fishery resources Funding Priorities The Great Lakes Fishery Trust GLFT pursues its mission through investments in four broad funding categories Access The Access to the Great Lakes Fishery program provides funding to significantly increase access to the Great Lakes for shorebased angling and tribal fishing. Research The Ecological and Biological Research to Inform Management program provides funding to perform research to create a more resilient and stable fish community increase the sustainable value of the fishery to stakeholders and foster and increase selfsustaining fish populations. Habitat The Habitat Protection and Restoration program provides funding to preserve essential habitat protect restore and stabilize important fish habitats and increase habitat availability. Stewardship The Great Lakes Stewardship program provides funding to increase awareness and understanding of the ecology of the Great Lakes so residents can be advocates for strategies that support longterm sustainability of the Great Lakes fisheries and become stewards of the Great Lakes.