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Green Bay
National Wildlife and Fish Conservation Office

 

Contacting the office:

Project Leader: Mark Holey
e-mail: GreenBayFisheries@fws.gov or MidwestNews@fws.gov

2661 Scott Tower Drive
New Franken, WI 54229
Phone: 920-866-1717
Fax: 920-866-1710
TTY: 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay)

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Office Facts

• Established: 1992

• FY 2006 Budget: $688,000

• Staff: six permanent

Geographic Area Served

• Lake Michigan watershed

• Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana

• Tribal lands and waters in Michigan and Wisconsin

• National wildlife refuges in Michigan and Wisconsin

• Great Lakes basin

Office Goals

• Restore and maintain the biological integrity of the Lake Michigan fish community

• Promote the cooperative, interagency management of fisheries in Lake Michigan

• Restore native fishes, wetlands and aquatic habitats

• Fulfill federal trust responsibilities to Native American tribes

• Address the spread of nonindigenous aquatic nuisance species

• Provide environmental education

• Provide technical assistance to all Service Great Lakes stations in analyzing fisheries data

Services Provided To

• State and federal agencies

• Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin

• Mohican Nation Stockbridge-Munsee Band

• Hannahville Indian Community

• Forest County Potawatomi Community

• Grand Traverse Bay Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians

• Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians

• Little River Bands of Ottawa Indians

• Great Lakes Fishery Commission

• Other Fish and Wildlife Service offices

• Fishery research agencies

• Chippewa/Ottawa Treaty Fishery Management Authority

Activity Highlights

• Implements lake trout restoration in Lake Michigan

• Researches alternate lake trout stocking methods

• Collects lakewide information for lake trout strain evaluation

• Studies the food web in Lake Michigan and collates predator diet information

• Evaluates the feasibility of alternate commercial fishing gear

• Surveys fishery resources in the Oneida Indian Reservation

• Membership on the Lake Michigan Technical Committee

• Surveys lake sturgeon populations in Lake Michigan

• Maintains the Great Lakes Fish

• Stocking Database

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Last updated: July 10, 2008

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