Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service Deputy Director Rowan
Gould, and Bass Pro Shops owner John L. Morris, along with more than 200 students
launched National Fishing and Boating Week on the banks of the Anacostia River Monday, June 3. National Fishing and Boating Week is celebrated annually, June 1 to 9, and focuses on the important role fishing and boating play in conservation and outdoor recreation. .Photo Caption: Secretary Jewell fishes with young angler. Credit: L. Parramore/USFWS

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D.C. Students reel in a good time during National
&Boating Week

Did you know?

The National Fish Hatchery Stocking Programs Generates:

• 13.5 million angler-days 
• $554 million in retail sales
• $903 million in industrial output
• 8,000 jobs    
• $256 million in wages/salaries
• $37 million in federal tax revenues
• $35 million in local tax revenues
  
  

The updated, AFS Suggested Procedures for the Detection and Identification of Certain Finfish and shellfish Pathogens (bluebook), 2012 edition, is now available. The Bluebook is one of the major
References for Fish Health methods and inspection procedures for use by Aquatic Animal Health officials in the United States. It is published in collaboration between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the American Fisheries Society Fish Health Section (AFS FHS). It is the culmination of two years of collaborative committee work by Aquatic Animal Health Scientists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and AFS FHS technical experts. It is available for purchase through the American Fisheries Society online bookstore http://fisheries.org/shop and http://fisheries.org/shop/70314s