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In 2023, nearly a million people visited national fish hatcheries and conservation offices across the country. These visitors came to us to catch their first fish, welcome salmon returning upriver to spawn, and become more deeply engaged in conservation. 992,805 - Visitors to FAC facilities.
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife (ODWC) works to enhance recreational sport fish populations and provide increased recreational fishing opportunities throughout the state of Oklahoma by stocking fish annually into public fishing waters. In 2022, crews made 402 stockingtrips, delivering fish into 143 different bodies of water. Four (4) ODWC
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In additional to a network of hatcheries, the National Fish Hatchery System operates 13 applied science facilities that assist fish production programs by advancing the fields of genetics, physiology, pathology, and nutrition. 1. 71 National Fish Hatcheries 2. 7 Fish Technology Centers 3. 6 Fish Health Centers 4. 1 Historic National Fish Hatchery 5...
Hatcheries can be a unique and powerful tool for wildlife conservation when they are used to recover wild populations and support sustainable recreational fisheries. 1. 110 million – Fish released by national fish hatcheries. 2. 81 million – Eggs transferred through the National Broodstock Program. 3. 16.6 million – Threatened or endangered wildlif...
Many states rely on aquaculture to stock lakes and rivers with fish populations for sustainable recreational fishing. The National Fish Hatchery System works closely with our state and Tribal partners to produce and stock fish using advanced genetic tools and techniques to maximize performance and to minimize negative impact on wild fish. 1. 106 mi...
National fish hatcheries support conservation by raising aquatic wildlife to recover federally listed threatened or endangered species, improve sustainable recreational fishing, support fisheries that have been impacted by a federal dam project, and prevent at-risk species from becoming endangered. 129 – Total number of species raised on national f...
National Fish Hatchery System Celebrates 150 Years of Conservation! June 10th, 2022, marks the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Fish Hatchery System! The National Fish Hatchery System was created by Congress to help address collapsing fisheries and boost production of food fish to feed families.
John Wells, Stigler City Channel Catfish 4,930 7" Haskell Kids Fish Out Hybrid Sunfish 50 6" Mcintosh Onapa City Threadfin Shad 1,500 3-5" Mcintosh Roland City (Garrison Creek) Threadfin shad 1,000 4-5" Sequoyah Sallisaw City (Brushy Lake) Channel Catfish 14,420 7" Sequoyah Taft Threadfin Shad 2,000 4-5" Muskogee
But, these new ponds do not come equipped with a ready made fish population. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation maintains four warm-water fish hatcheries for use in fisheries management and research. One program of the hatchery system is the stocking of new or reclaimed privately owned farm ponds.
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation offers free largemouth bass, bluegill, and channel catfish fingerlings produced at state hatcheries in Byron, Durant, Medicine Park, and Holdenville. You must first meet their requirements and accept their conditions:
