Region 3 Fisheries-Large Rivers CO

Contacting the Office

Coordinator: Jerry L. Rasmussen
E-mail: Jerry_Rasmussen@fws.gov
4469 - 48th Avenue Court
Rock Island, IL 61201
Phone: 309- 793-5811
Fax: 309-793-5812

Office Facts

Geographic Area Covered

Region 2: Oklahoma and Texas
Region 3: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana and Ohio
Region 4: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina and Georgia
Region 5: Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York
Region 6: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana
Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio and Illinois rivers in Region 3
Ninety-three interjurisdictional rivers in the Mississippi River Basin

Office Goals

Improve basin wide networking and coordinating mechanisms
Develop an information management program based on standardized methods
Determine and document the socioeconomic value of interjurisdictional fishery resources and related recreation
Improve communication and coordination among entities responsible for fisheries resource management

Services Provided to

Project leader serves as Coordinator/Executive Secretary for the Mississippi Interstate
Cooperative Resource Association (MICRA).
Other federal, state, tribal and private entities
Other Fish and Wildlife Service program offices

Activity Highlights

Basinwide coordination of a paddlefish study documenting population levels, habitat use, and life history
Publication of River Crossings, a national newsletter on riverine ecology, conservation and management
Establishment of programs to address basinwide interjurisdictional rivers fisheries management issues

Region 3, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1 Federal Drive
BHW Federal Building
Fort Snelling, MN 55111
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