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Lower Columbia Fish Health
Center
201 Oklahoma Road
Willard , WA 98605
509-538-2400
Manager - Susan Gutenberger
History
The Lower Columbia River Fish Health Center originated in 1953 as the first of
the federal fish health centers in the northwestern states. Since that
time, the staff of one hatchery biologist has expanded to include an administrative
assistant and five fish health specialists with expertise in pathology,
bacteriology, virology, epidemiology, toxicology, histology, and physiology.
The Center provides services to seven lower Columbia River federal fish
hatcheries, three tribes, and as requested, to state and private facilities.
The primary purposes of the Center are to inspect hatchery fish for pathogens,
diagnose disease, recommend remedial treatments to maintain good health
management and to monitor the health of wild fish.
Funding...
The Center is primarily funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
and the National Marine Fisheries Service, with some additional
money provided by the National Wild Fish Health Survey, the U.S.
Corps of Engineers, Bonneville Power Administration, and the
Yakama Indian Nation.
