The Fish & Wildlife Service’s Internet tracking system has shown that the Ashland FRO received 114,545 hits for the month of April.  If we were to equate this demand to phone calls during a normal 20-day work month, the office would have received 5,727 phone calls per day. 

Naturally this is an overstatement of what would have actually occurred.  However, what is not exaggerated is the enhanced level of technical support and general information that is now being accessed by the public.  One has to just wonder what dividends will develop from this level of public interest.

Some of the highlights collected from this survey include:

• Average hits per day:    3,949
• Average Page Views per Day:  600
• Most Visited Pages:  Home page, Midwest Tribal Aquaculture Network (MTAN), Accomplishment Reports for 2004 ~ 2006, Aquatic Invasive Species and Ruffe Control.
• Most Downloaded Files:  Ruffe Surveillance Reports, Wisconsin Brook Trout Management Plan, Aquatic Invasive Species and Restoring Coaster Brook Trout.
• Most Active Countries:  United States, Canada, China and United Kingdom.
• Total Number of Countries Visiting Site:  50