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Contacting the
Hatchery
Dale Bast
(Hatchery Manager)
10325 Fairview Road
Iron River, WI 54847
Phone: (715)
372-8510
Fax: (715) 372-8410
Geographic
Area Covered
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Upper Great
Lakes
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Tribal, research
and national fish hatchery transfers to Midwest United States
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Map to the Iron River National
Fish Hatchery
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Hatchery
Mission
- Produce eggs
for the National Broodstock Program
- Rear lake
trout for interagency restoration programs in Lake Michigan
- Supply fish/eggs
for research and tribal programs
- Rear brook
trout for interagency restoration programs in Lake Superior.
Read more about coaster brook trout here.
- Manage a program
to isolate future lake trout and brook trout broodstock through
collection of gametes from wild Lake Superior donor populations
- Coordinate
future broodstock rearing program with Genoa National Fish Hatchery and the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
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Office
Facts
Public
Use Opportunities
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Environmental
education
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Hatchery tours
- Hiking/cross country ski trail
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Fish Species
and Capability
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1.2 million
yearling lake trout for spring stocking
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100,000 fingerling
brook trout/ 215,000 fry
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400,000 fingerling
lake trout for fall stocking
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4.5 million
lake trout eggs
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1 million brook
trout eggs
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4,000 brook
trout broodstock
(2 species)
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4,000 lake
trout broodstock
(3 species)
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Fish and Broodstock Production from 2003-2007
National Fish Hatchery System (pdf)
Scientific Publications
Viral
Hemorrhagic
Septicemia (VHS)
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Last updated:
October 28, 2008