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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.
Since 1871 the National Fish Hatchery system has been at work improving recreational fishing and restoring aquatic species that are in decline, at risk, and are important to the health of our aquatic systems. Across the country, the network of National Fish Hatcheries work with states and tribes to...
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Sep 4, 2019 · WASHINGTON- U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt recently announced new hunting and fishing opportunities on more than 1.4 million acres nationwide at 77 National Wildlife Refuges and 15 National Fish Hatcheries. A copy of the final rule and a complete list of all of the refuges and hatcheries are available online. IN CONGRESS:
Dec 2, 2019 · On September 10, 2019 the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published the final 2019-2020 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations.The regulation expands hunting and fishing on 1.4 million acres of public lands by opening seven National Wildlife Refuges and 15 areas of the National Fish Hatchery System to hunting and sport fishing, and expanding hunting and sport fishing at 70 ...
In 2023 the National Fish Hatchery System raised and stocked more than 120 million fish and aquatic wildlife for conservation! Since 1872, national fish hatcheries have been raising fish and aquatic wildlife to improve sustainable recreational fishing, support fisheries that have been impacted by a federal dam, recover federally listed threatened or endangered species, fulfil our Tribal Trust ...
Apr 8, 2020 · This proposal would bring the number of units in the Service’s National Wildlife Refuge System where the public may hunt to 399 and the number where fishing is permitted to 331. In addition, this rule proposes to formally open lands on nine units of the National Fish Hatchery System to hunting or sport fishing.
Jun 5, 2019 · For more than 145 years, the National Fish Hatchery System has worked collaboratively with tribes, states, landowners, partners and stakeholders to promote and maintain healthy, self-sustaining populations of fish and other aquatic species. There are 70 national fish hatcheries visited by more than two million people each year.
