NATIONAL
FISH HATCHERIES (NFH) |
REGION
3 FISHERIES DIVISION BIOLOGICAL
STATIONS (BS) |
FISHERY
RESOURCES OFFICES (FRO) |
The head and coordinating structure of the Fisheries Program is housed in the Fisheries Division of the Region 3 Regional Office in Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
- Field station support and management
- Fishery program coordination
- Maintain partnerships with state, federal, tribal, and local management agencies
Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building
1 Federal Drive
Fort Snelling, MN 55111-4056
Phone: 612-713-5111
Fax: 612-713-5289
organizational chart (pdf)
Biological Stations (Sea Lamprey Control Offices)
Biological Stations assess and control sea lamprey populations throughout the Great Lakes. The program is administered through funding from the State Department and through the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.
229 South Jebavy Drive
Ludington, MI 49431
Phone: 231-845-6205
Fax: 231-843-8468
fact sheet (pdf) • organizational chart (pdf)
- Sea lamprey management in streams and rivers of Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan's lower peninsula- benefiting the ecology and economy of the area
- Contributes to Lake trout restoration efforts in the Great Lakes
- Provides leadership in technology with integrated pest management of sea lamprey through the use of sterilization methods, and a variety of other means to control this aquatic nuisance species
- Maintains partnerships with state, federal, tribal, and local management agencies
- Sea lamprey management in streams and rivers of Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, and Michigan's upper peninsula- benefiting the ecology and economy of the area
- Contributes to Lake trout restoration efforts in the Great Lakes
- Provides leadership in technology with integrated pest management of sea lamprey through the use of sterilization methods, and a variety of other means to control this aquatic nuisance species
- Maintains partnerships with state, federal, tribal, and local management agencies
1924 Industrial Parkway
Marquette, MI 49855
Phone: 906-226-6571
Fax: 906-226-3632
web site • station overview (pdf) • fact sheet (pdf) • organizational chart (pdf)
The Fish Health Center provides specialized fish health evaluation and diagnostic services to federal, state, tribal and private hatcheries in the region; conducts extensive monitoring and evaluation of wild fish health throughout the region; examines and certifies the health of captive hatchery stocks; and, performs a wide range of special services helping to coordinate fishery program offices and partner organizations.
- Provides fishery assistance for disease inspection of Lake sturgeon, Lake trout, Brook trout, Pallid sturgeon, largemouth and smallmouth bass for Native American tribal hatcheries and National Fish Hatcheries
- Conducts wild fish health surveys across the region
- Maintains partnerships with state, federal, tribal, and local management agencies
555 Lester Avenue
Onalaska, WI 54650
Phone: 608-783-8441
Fax: 608-783-8450
station overview (pdf) • fact sheet (pdf) • organizational chart (pdf)
National Fish Hatcheries (NFHs) develop and maintain brood stocks of selected fish strains with our primary focus on native species such as Lake trout, Pallid sturgeon, Coaster brook trout, Lake sturgeon, and Paddlefish. Hatcheries also provide technical assistance and sources of fish and eggs to cooperating agencies in pursuit of their aquatic resource management goals, provide fish and eggs for research, stock fish and eggs as part of native fish restoration programs, stock fish in fulfillment of federal obligations and assist with restoration of native endangered mussels such as the Higgins' eye pearlymussel and Winged mapleleaf mussel.
Over the years, 43 hatcheries have operated in Region 3. The very first hatchery was established in 1880 in Northville, Michigan; operations ceased there in 1957. Currently, Region 3 boasts the oldest operational National Fish Hatchery in the country, Neosho NFH, located in Neosho, MO which was established in 1888.
Hatcheries in Region 3 raise from twenty-four to twenty-six species of fish and mussels and produced 8,119,000 fish and 6,393,000 eggs in 2002. One of our hatcheries, Genoa NFH, is also an isolation facility.
- Propagates 23 species of fish
- Propagates and inoculates host fish with the endangered Higgins' eye pearlymussel for restoration in Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin rivers
- Stocks sport fish into a lake on the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant in Iowa and Fort McCoy in Wisconsin
- Maintains an Isolation facility to raise wild Lake trout and wild Coaster brook trout in a disease free environment
- Raises Lake sturgeon for restoration programs
- Maintains partnerships with state, federal, tribal, and local management agencies
S5689 State Road 35
Genoa, WI 54632-8836
Phone: 608-689-2605
Fax: 608-689-2644
web site • station overview (pdf) • fact sheet (pdf) • organizational chart (pdf) • native mussel restoration (pdf)
- Raises, spawns, and maintains Lake trout and Coaster brook trout broodstock for the lake trout restoration program
- Raises Lake trout for stocking in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan, Michigan waters of Lake Huron, and Wisconsin waters of Lake Superior
- Raises Coaster brook trout for restoration programs
- Maintains partnerships with state, federal, tribal, and local management agencies
10325 Fairview Road
Iron River, WI 54847
Phone: 715-372-8510
Fax: 715-372-8410
web site • station overview (pdf) • fact sheet (pdf) • organizational chart (pdf)
- Raises Lake trout for stocking in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan and Michigan waters of Lake Huron
- Houses the M/V Togue fish stocking vessel for offshore Lake trout stocking and Lake trout assessment projects in Lakes Michigan and Huron
- Maintains partnerships with state, federal, tribal, and local management agencies
6623 Turner Road
Elmira, MI 49730
Phone: 231-584-2461
Fax: 231-584-2462
web site • station overview (pdf) • fact sheet (pdf) • organizational chart (pdf) • friends group (pdf)
- Oldest operating National Fish Hatchery in the United States - founded in1888
- Raises and stocks endangered Pallid sturgeon for recovery in the Lower Missouri River, MO
- Provides recovery efforts for threatened and endangered native mussels
- Raises and provides restoration efforts for native Lake sturgeon
- Provides restoration efforts for native Paddlefish
- Provides rainbow trout for native fish loss caused by dams in the White River, MO
- Provides protection for the blind and threatened Ozark cavefish in Neosho, MO
- Maintains partnerships with state, federal, tribal, and local management agencies
- Ask about our Friends Group!
East Park Street
Neosho, MO 64850
Phone: 417-451-0554
Fax: 417-451-4632
web site • station overview (pdf) • fact sheet (pdf) • organizational chart (pdf) • friends group (pdf)
- Raises Lake trout for stocking in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan, Michigan waters of Lake Huron, and Michigan waters of Lake Superior
- Maintains partnerships with state, federal, tribal, and local management agencies.
21990 West Trout Lane
Brimley, MI 49715
Phone: 906-437-5231
Fax: 906-437-5393
station overview (pdf) • fact sheet (pdf) • organizational chart (pdf) • friends group (pdf)
Sullivan Creek National Fish Hatchery
formerly Hiawatha National Fish Hatchery
21200 West Hatchery Road
Brimley, MI 49715
Phone: 906-437-5231
Fax: 906-437-5393
fact sheet (pdf) • organizational chart (pdf)
- Raises, spawns, and maintains Lake trout broodstock for the lake trout restoration program
- Maintains partnerships with state, federal, tribal, and local management agencies
Fishery Resources Offices perform key monitoring and control activities related to aquatic nuisance species; survey and evaluate native fish stocks and aquatic habitats to identify restoration opportunities; play a key role in targeting and implementing native fish and habitat restoration programs; work with private land owners, states, local governments and watershed organizations to complete aquatic habitat restoration projects under the Service's Private Lands and the Great Lakes Coastal Programs; provide coordination and technical assistance toward the management of interjurisdictional fisheries; maintain and operate several key interagency databases; provide technical assistance to other Service programs addressing contaminants, endangered species, federal project review and hydropower operation and re-licensing; evaluate and manage fisheries on Service lands; and, provide technical support to 38 Native American tribal governments and treaty authorities.
Alpena Fishery Resources Office
Federal Building #204
145 Water Street
Alpena, MI 49707
Phone: 989-356-5102
Fax: 989-356-4651
web site • station overview (pdf) • fact sheet (pdf) • organizational chart (pdf)
- Provides fishery assistance on federal lands at Shiawassee National Wildife Refuge, MI and Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, OH
- Provides fishery assistance to Native American tribes in northern Michigan
- Aquatic nuisance species management in Lake Huron
- Aquatic habitat restoration in northern Michigan
- Restores native species including Lake trout in Lake Huron and Lake sturgeon in Lake Huron, the St. Clair and Detroit Rivers
- Maintains partnerships with state, federal, tribal, and local management agencies
Ashland Fishery Resources Office
2800 Lake Shore Drive East
Ashland, WI 54806
Phone: 715-682-6185
Fax: 715-682-8899
web site • station overview (pdf) • fact sheet (pdf) • organizational chart (pdf)
- Provides fishery assistance on federal lands at Isle Royale National Park, MI
- Restores native species including Coaster brook trout and Lake sturgeon in Lake Superior
- Provides fishery assistance to Native American tribes
- Aquatic nuisance species management in Lake Superior
- Aquatic habitat restoration in northern Wisconsin
- Maintains partnerships with state, federal, tribal, and local management agencies
Carterville Fishery Resources Office
9053 Route 148, Suite A
Marion, IL 62959
Phone: 618-997-6869
Fax: 618-997-9185
station overview (pdf) • fact sheet (pdf) • organizational chart (pdf)Accomplishment Reports :- December 2007/January 2008
Reports are in pdf format and require the free Adobe Reader to view - download here.
- Shovelnose sturgeon tagging and monitoring in the lower Ohio River, Illinois
- Coordinates and operates a Shovelnose sturgeon tagging database
- Collects data on Paddlefish in the Ohio River basin, Illinois
- Co-manages the National Paddlefish Database of coded-wire tag information with Columbia Fishery Resources Office, MO
- Provides fishery assistance to Naval Weapons Support Center, IA
- Evaluates fishery responses to Army Corps of Enginners projects
- Maintains partnerships with state, federal, tribal, and local management agencies
Columbia Fishery Resources Office
101 Park DeVille Drive
Suite A
Columbia, MO 65203
Phone: 573-234-2132
Fax: 573-234- 2181
web site • station overview (pdf) • fact sheet (pdf) • organizational chart (pdf)
- Monitors Shovelnose sturgeon and endangered Pallid sturgeon in the Lower Missouri River
- Improves fish passage for the threatened Niangua darter in Missouri
- Monitors native fish habitat use on the Big Muddy National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
- Provides fishery assistance to monitor the fishery and add habitat to a lake on the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant in Iowa
- Collects data on Paddlefish in the Lower Missouri River basin
- Co-manages the National Paddlefish Database of coded-wire tag information with Carterville Fishery Resources Office, IL
- Maintains partnerships with state, federal, tribal, and local management agencies
Green Bay Fishery Resources Office
2661 Scott Tower Drive
New Franken, WI 54229
Phone: 920-866-1717
Fax: 920-866-1710
station overview (pdf) • fact sheet (pdf) • organizational chart (pdf)
- Houses and manages the Great Lakes Fish Stocking Database
- Aquatic nuisance species management in Lake Michigan
- Restores native species including Lake trout and Lake sturgeon in Lake Michigan
- Provides fishery assistance to Native American tribes - Oneida Tribe of Indians, WI
- Maintains partnerships with state, federal, tribal, and local management agencies
La Crosse Fishery Resources Office
555 Lester Avenue
Onalaska, WI 54650
Phone: 608-783-8431
Fax: 608-783-8450
web site • station overview (pdf) • fact sheet (pdf) • organizational chart (pdf)
- Restores habitat in the Upper Iowa River Watershed to increase trout populations
- Propagates and inoculates host fish with the endangered Higgins' eye pearlymussel for restoration in Iowa rivers
- Aquatic nuisance species management in the Mississippi River drainage
- Collects data on Paddlefish in the Upper Mississippi River basin
- Conducts aquatic nuisance species activities with Chicago Shipping and Sanitary Canal electrical barrier; Round goby and Asian carp monitoring in Illinois River and the Chicago Shipping and Sanitary Canal
- Provides fishery assistance to White Earth Indian Reservation, MN and Menominee Indian Reservation,WI for Lake sturgeon restoration and stocking
- Removes barriers to fish passage on the Red River, MN
- Maintains partnerships with state, federal, tribal, and local management agencies