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Welcome
to the Fisheries
home page for
the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife
Southeast Region,
also known as
Region 4. The
Fisheries and
aquatic resources
of the Southeast
are among the
most ecologically
diverse in the
U.S.
These
resources include
a variety of
aquatic habitats,
coldwater mountain
streams and lakes,
large reservoirs,
estuaries, major
river basins,
wetlands and
near shore coastal
areas.
The
freshwater species
diversity is
unsurpassed in
North America,
encompassing
approximately
62% of the freshwater
fishes and 75%
of the freshwater
mussels found
on the continent.
Find
out how
the Fisheries
Program
is helping
to connect
children
and nature
SE
Fish and
Aquatic Species
Barrier Assessment
Workshop
National
Fishing and
Boating Week
events
Grass
Carp Inspection
and Certification
Program
WOLF CREEK NFH FEATURED ON “KENTUCKY AFIELD”
Biotech Chris Murphy isn’t normally as comfortable in front of a camera as he is behind the wheel of a stocking truck. But he’s been at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery for twelve years, and has a thing or two to share about trout stocking in Kentucky.
In fact, every trout stocked into public waters in that state has been through Murphy’s net.
Murphy helped to demonstrate the hatchery’s efforts to keep Kentucky streams filled with healthy trout on a recent episode of “Kentucky Afield,” the country’s longest-running outdoors television series.
Also featured was Wolf Creek NFH volunteer Ralph Parrish, along with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and other conservation partners and volunteers.
To view “Backpack Trout Stocking in Kentucky” on YouTube go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRAQ3KQU6XI |
Economic
Effects
of
Trout
Production
by
National
Fish
Hatcheries
in
the
Southeast
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For
more information, contact
us at:
U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service
Fisheries
1875
Century Blvd., Suite 240
Atlanta,
GA 30345
(404)
679-4157
Fax:
(404) 679-4141
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Last
updated:
May 13, 2008
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