About Us
The Allegheny National Fish Hatchery, located in Warren, Pennsylvania produces lake trout and bloaters for restoration in Lakes Erie and Ontario. The hatchery is one of 11 National Fish Hatcheries throughout the Northeast Region working to restore, enhance and maintain heritage fisheries for the American people.
The hatchery produces healthy fish for stocking. The ultimate goal of the stocking and restoration program is to restore "self-sustaining" fish populations within the ecosystem, where we no longer need to supplement the fisheries with fish produced at the hatchery.
Our Mission
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service mission is working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
The Mission of the Allegheny National Fish Hatchery is: Working to Restore, Enhance and Maintain Heritage Aquatic Resources for American People.
Our History
Allegheny National Fish Hatchery was founded with the purpose of raising brook, brown, rainbow, and lake trout, as well as landlocked Atlantic salmon for stocking into waters within New York, Pennsylvania, and the Great Lakes. Authorization for the establishment of a fish hatchery in northwestern Pennsylvania was granted by Congress in 1959; however the first phase of construction did not begin until 1973. Fish production began in 1975, and the hatchery was operating at full production by 1978 when the second phase of construction was completed.
Other Facilities in this Complex
The hatchery is located approximately 200 feet downstream of the Kinzua Dam on the north bank of the Allegheny River. The Kinzua Dam was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during 1960–1965 for flood control purposes, and the 45 acres on which the hatchery is situated is owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was granted a 50-year use agreement for the land in 1966, which was recently renewed in 2016.