La Crosse
Fish Health Center
Contacting the Center
Director: Richard Nelson
E-mail: Rick_Nelson@fws.gov555 Lester Avenue
Onalaska, WI 54650
Phone: 608-783-8441
Fax: 608-783-8450
TTY: 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay)Center Facts
- Established: 1962
Geographic Area Served
- Eight state region (six ecosystems) in the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Basin
- Member of a national system of nine fish health laboratories
Center Goals
- Provide fish health inspection services to six national and four tribal fish hatcheries to minimize the risk of introducing disease agents into the wild
- Assist state and private fish hatcheries in the diagnosis and control of infectious disease agents
- Provide technical assistance regarding fish health and propagation
Services Provided to
- State and federal agencies
- Red Cliff, Lac du Flambeau and Keweenaw Bay Indian Communities
- Fishery research agencies
- Commercial hatcheries
- Universities
Activity Highlights
- Fish health quality assessments on propagated and wild lake trout
- Extension services - distribution of technical information regarding fish health issues
- Education - staff instructs a one-week training course, “Introduction to Fish Health”
- Staff instructs several fish health courses offered through the National Education Training Center
- Research projects on parasitological, viral, and bacteriological fish disease agents
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