About the Fisheries Program

The Service's Fisheries Program maintains healthy populations of coastal and anadromous fish (fish that spend part of their lives in fresh water and part in the ocean), fish species that cross state or national boundaries, and endangered aquatic animals and their habitats. In the Northeast Region, 25 fishery management offices and national fish hatcheries work with states and other partners to restore and protect a variety of fish and other aquatic species. Examples include Atlantic salmon, striped bass, American shad, river herring, sturgeon, horeshoe crab, American eel, and lake trout. Stable fish populations are important because they indicate healthy river systems that can sustain fishing and other water-based recreation.

Address of the Regional Office

300 Westgate Center Drive
Hadley, MA 01035-9589
General phone, 413-253-8200

Directions to the Regional Office

Directions to the Northeast Regional Office of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hadley, MA.

From Boston or other points east of Hadley via I-90 (Mass Pike):
Take Exit 8 (Palmer-Amherst), head south on 32 (right turn), west onto 20 (right turn), north on 181 (right turn thru Belchertown). West on 9 (left turn and heading west for about 9 miles to Amherst). Continue thru Amherst to Hadley. At the intersection of Routes 9 and 116 North (not South) you will see Staples and Applebees on your left. Take a left at the light and travel about 200 yards and past the Federal UMass Credit Union to the Regional Office.

From I-91 Northbound:
Take I-91 Exit 19, turn right (east) onto Route 9. Proceed over the Calvin Coolidge Bridge over the Connecticut River. After approximately 4 miles on Route 9, take a right at the intersection of Routes 9 and 116 North. You will see Staples and Applebees on your right. Take a right at the light and travel about 200 yards and past the Federal UMass Credit Union to the Regional Office.

From I-91 Southbound:
Take I-91 Exit 24 Deerfield (approximately one half hour south of the Vermont/Massachusetts state line). Turn left and follow signs to 116 South, which will travel through South Deerfield, across Connecticut River, through Sunderland, and into Hadley. Route 116 intersects with Route 9 at a traffic light. Proceed straight through the intersection - the Regional Office is located about 200 yards past Staples and Applebees and behind the Federal UMass Credit Union.

— At the end of the driveway/road is a large brick building with U.S. Fish & Wildlife sign. When possible, use the visitors parking area, which is the first parking lot on your right. If you need to park in the back lot, you will need to walk around to the front of the building to enter. The back entrance is locked, accessible only to employees with keys.

Use the visitor's parking lot and upon entering the building, sign in and provide photo identification to the security guard.