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DECEMBER 2006 |
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OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2006 |
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| Man and Nature Book by George Perkins March |
Creation of the Fisheries Program
History begets the future. The past is the prologue, and the heritage of the last 135 years of fisheries conservation sets the stage for the time to come.
The mid 19th century saw many changes in United States, and chief among them was a growing concern for our natural resources. Thinkers of the day began to see our natural resources not as an inexhaustible commodity, but as treasures worth conserving. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau set the philosophical foundations of conservation. Pioneer conservationist, George Perkins Marsh, anticipated the concepts of ecology in his 1864 book, Man & Nature. ...More>>
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Director Dale Hall Joins Partners to Dedicate Fish Stocking and Evaluation Vessel
The M/V Spencer F. Baird, a one-of-a-kind vessel that will stock millions of native lake trout in the Upper Great Lakes, was christened and
commissioned September 7, 2006 during a ceremony at the Great Lakes Maritime Academy Pier in Traverse City, Michigan. Operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the
95-foot Spencer F. Baird is a fish stocking and population
assessment vessel that will annually stock nearly
4 million lake trout into lakes Huron and Michigan. More>>
To view the latest accomplishments for the Great Lakes/Big Rivers Fishery program, see "Fish Lines" at: http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Fisheries/library/R3-Fishlines/FishLines-Vol4No10.pdf
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SEPTEMBER 2006 |
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Gila trout, Main Diamond Creek, New Mexico. . Courtesy Bill Roston |
Gila trout down-listed to threatened status
The names we pin on places tell a story of human experience. These autobiographical vignettes printed on road signs and on maps testify of that experience being tied to the land. The local lexicon of the Gila region in southern New Mexico and Arizona speak of conflict and privations and chance encounters. Names like Raw Meat Canyon, Rainy Mesa, Hells Hole, and Turkey Creek embellish the map.
Place names add color to this rugged land. Creeks course hemmed in by steep-walled canyons, some so deep direct rays of the sun never warm the water. With the hardscrabble-roughness of this expanse, you can see how the ...More>>
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Volunteers take the reins at Berkshire Trout Hatchery
The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Berkshire Hatchery Foundation recently signed an agreement making the Berkshire Trout Hatchery the first and only hatchery in the National Fish Hatchery System run solely by volunteers. Northeast Regional Director Marvin Moriarty and Foundation Acting President George Emmons signed the agreement at a foundation fundraising event The new agreement allows the nonprofit foundation to raise funds for the operation of the hatchery and its programs. The group also participates in a multi-agency federal and state-supported restoration program for the facility under the agreement. More>>http://www.fws.gov/northeast/berkshir.html
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AUGUST 2006 |
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| An alligator gar at Tishomingo NFH / USFWS Photo |
Tishomingo National Fish Hatchery and National Wildlife Refuge to Celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day
Aim an arrow at three-dimensional targets. Catch the biggest fish. Get hints on how to photograph wildlife, and watch the pros put Labrador retrievers to work. If you like paddle sports, come learn kayaking techniques. Get free advice on improving your casting. That’s just a few of the hands-on things to choose from among an assortment of hunting and fishing-related activities at the ...More>> |
Friends of Northwest Hatcheries
have just release their second newsletter. "Helping to increase the awareness of the relationship between people and the environment"
>>Newsletter Fall 2006 (pdf)
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National Fish Hatchery System addressing VHS ─ Dr. Robert Bakal
Emerging conservation problems require immediate attention. Viral hemorrhagic septicemia, or VHS, is one such issue. This viral fish disease has recently caused major episodes of fish die-offs in the Great Lakes. Scores of game and non-game species died in...More>>
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JULY 2006 |
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Eyeing Gulf Coast walleye through genetics
They’ve got the faraway eyes, raspy scales, and the jaw of an adept, toothy predator. On the surface, they look like most any walleye. But the Gulf Coast walleye is different. And that difference and their decline has the attention of biologists at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Pvt. John Allen National Fish Hatchery and Mississippi State University.
Over most of its range, the walleye is a fish synonymous with...More>> |
Westslope Cutthroat Trout
Silas Goodrich had something in common with about 50 million Americans — a passion for fishing. Goodrich was a member of the Corps of Discovery, and was distinguished among Lewis and Clark’s men as an agler. Goodrich caught the westslope cutthroat trout that Lewis would describe in his journal, the first scientific description of a cutthroat trout, albeit 260 years after Francisco Coronado’s encounter with Rio Grande cutthroat trout in New Mexico. The westslope cutthroat carries the...More>>
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JUNE 2006 |
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2006 National Fishing and Boating Week Youth Fishing Event at Constitution Gardens, Wash., D.C.
On Monday, June 5, 2006, Bennie Williams, a fisheries biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and Chair of the D.C. National Fishing and Boating Week Youth Fishing Event Planning Committee, was interviewed by Richard Uliano of CNN Radio concerning this event: To hear interview click left audio icons.
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MAY 2006 |
Natchitoches NFH Celebrates 75 Years of Distinguished Service
About 75 years ago on a hot and humid day, newly appointed construction supervisor W.A. Casler, arrived in Natchitoches on June 26, 1931 to a 100 acres of plantation land to be transformed into a national fish hatchery. The following morning and into the evening, he and Glenn Leach, Chief of the Division of Fish
Culture, started laying out ponds and making proposals for hiring the necessary workers and getting the equipment needed. Pond construction was done by local farmers who had mule teams , and many of the merchants that dealt with the Hatchery are still in business today. In early September of 1931, Casler was joined by C.H. (Swamp) Walker, the first Hatchery Superintendent. The Hatchery came to final fruition in 1933 when 25,000 bluegill were delivered to Chapman Lake, 10,000 bluegill to Collins Lake, and 300 largemouth bass to B.E. Collins’ private farm pond. These were the first ... more> |
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APRIL/MAY 2006 |
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The National Fish Hatchery System at a Glance
A network of seven Fish Technology Centers exists to help the National Fish Hatchery System to hone its efficiency. Tech center scientists develop technologies to produce healthy, genetically diverse fishes and aquatics organisms best adapted for restoration and recovery efforts. Work of the tech centers reaches well beyond federal hatcheries, providing our conservation partners with applied science support in biostatistics, population ecology, and genetic analyses. Technology developed in the Fisheries Program benefits aquaculture, public and private, by reducing costs and enhancing quality, and improving overall fish culture operations.
Private John Allen National Fish Hatchery, MS, is named after the representative who appealed to the Congress in his famous...
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USFWS Aerial Photos
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MARCH/APRIL 2006 |
Wyoming Toads |
Toads and Trout at Saratoga National Fish Hatchery
Two words sum up the work of Saratoga National Fish Hatchery: toads and trout. Located in southeast Wyoming, the Saratoga facility has long been associated with cold water fish conservation. It was established in 1911, and has at various times... More >>
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Setting Sights on Amphibian Disease
Emerging conservation issues demand attention. Chytrid fungus infections in amphibians loom as a national problem, said Dr. Stuart Leon, chief of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s National Fish Hatchery System (NFHS), addressing a body of scientists from around the country assembled at the National ... More>> |
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FEBRUARY/MARCH 2006 |
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 Rainbow Trout
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National Fish Hatcheries Fuel Economic Engine
All things spiritual rise. Any ardent angler can testify to the spiritual nature of a rising rainbow trout. The fish is named for its iridescent pinkish-red stripe, and even its early scientific name made reference to the mythological Greek goddess of the rainbow, Iris. She personified the coming together of sky and earth – a messenger to the heavens. Casting to a rising rainbow trout does more than serve up spiritual food that sticks to your ribs. Fishing for rainbow trout reels in big bucks. A new peer-reviewed study by economist Dr. James Caudill of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service shows that when you toss a lure toward a rainbow trout produced by a National Fish Hatchery, you’re ... More >>
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Alchesay-Williams Creek NFH Complex |
Apache trout program a success
Arizona’s iconic image might be a saguaro cactus in a parched desert, but when you get out of the Sonoran lowlands and into the highcountry, things change. The White Mountains of east-central Arizona is home to the Alchesay-Williams Creek National Fish Hatchery Complex. It’s located on home lands of the White Mountain Apache Tribe – the Ft Apache Indian Reservation. This hatchery complex exists primarily for trout – and has become very important to an endemic fish, the golden-colored...More>>
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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2006 |
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Conserving Freshwater Mussels
White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery is on the leading edge of freshwater mussel conservation, and is one of three federal rainbow trout broodstock facilities. It’s tucked away in the rural Blue Ridge, literally in downtown White Sulphur Springs, WV. Good water makes for a good place to ... More >> |
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Efficiency, quality, synergy: these words summarize the work of the National Fish Hatchery System. In particular, they describe the many facilities that hatch and raise rainbow trout across the country. The work of these hatcheries ripples through economies and people’s lives. Fishery biologists Rick Nehrling (Southeast Regional Office, Atlanta), Dave Hendrix (Neosho National Fish Hatchery), and Tom Pruitt (Ennis National Fish Hatchery) shared their combined 90+ years experience in rainbow trout and fisheries conservation on the Outdoor Talk Radio Network. The interview starts at the 15:32 minute mark.
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