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We work to keep America's fish and aquatic resources safe, healthy, and productive for future generations. #Hatchy150 #AllTheFish
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One hundred and fifty-two years ago, on this day, Congress appointed Spencer F. Baird as the Commissioner of the U.S. Commission on Fish and Fisheries, established to ascertain the status of America’s declining fish species. ow.ly/e3mY50MOnHv Photo USFWS Steve Martarano
Picture of Lodi Fish and Wildlife Office biologists sampling the San Joaquin River Delta for endangered Delta smelt in California.
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Did you know 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act? Coleman National Fish Hatchery in California raises endangered winter-run Chinook salmon and threatened steelhead trout. ow.ly/pIUJ50MNG38 Photo USFWS Laura Mahoney
Underwater picture of a school of juvenile Chinook salmon in a raceway at Coleman National Fish Hatchery.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing a new rule that would revise permitting under Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act to promote species conservation through voluntary agreements and make the process more efficient. ow.ly/Iaq850MNt6g USFWS John Cleckler
Picture of an endangered California tiger salamander resting in the hand of a biologist. Monitoring efforts provide essential data that helps the Service evaluate the status of a species.
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The lack of knowledge of the life history of the Illinois chorus frog has scientists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources working in earnest to observe and document the frog in the wild. ow.ly/aABM50MLaes Jacob Cackowski
Picture of the Illinois chorus frog.
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Genoa National Fish Hatchery in Wisconsin distributes surplus lake sturgeon fry to two state conservation agencies, one federal conservation agency, a federal research center and a zoo working cooperatively with the USFWS on sturgeon conservation. ow.ly/aesb50ML5ce USFWS
Picture of a juvenile lake sturgeon. being held in a biologist's fingers.
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Hannah Ferwerda, an American Conservation Experience intern with the Western Washington Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, was inspired to pursue her career in fisheries after spending time sampling the aquatic life in the Elwha River. ow.ly/KcF750ML0hw Photos USFWS
On the left, Hannah's view down the Nisqually River as she listens for the signal of a radio tagged Chinook salmon. In the middle, Hannah displays a "monster" steelhead that returned to the Quinault National Fish Hatchery. On the right, Hannah posing with sampling equipment while trapping Olympic mudminnow near Forks Washington.
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The Ecological Services Branch and Fisheries and Habitat Branches of the Northern Alaska Fish and Wildlife Field Office out of Fairbanks work with others to deliver fish and wildlife conservation on over 338 million acres of Alaska. ow.ly/fXbh50MJMFe USFWS Katrina Liebich
Picture of Peltola Jr. holding a Selawik River sheefish.
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Biologists at the La Cross Fish Health Center in Wisconsin are using flow cytometry methods to determine if captured black carp have three sets of chromosomes (triploid) or two sets (diploid) of chromosomes. Triploid carp are sterile. ow.ly/CIQU50MJM7F Photo USFWS
Picture of Black Carp blood samples in preservatives for flow cytometry
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service develops Habitat Conservation Plans to be used as a toolbox with incentives to protect the interests of private landowners and encourage management activities that benefit listed and at-risk species. ow.ly/Es1y50MJLIF USFWS John Clecker
Picture of a California tiger salamander (Sonoma DPS) resting in a biologist's hand. Monitoring efforts provide essential data that helps the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service evaluate the status of a species.
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Kellie Hanser, a biologist with the Columbia Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office in Missouri, advises fellow biologists to work at several different FWCOs, if possible, to experience and learn new areas of fisheries. ow.ly/1MM750MJz8n Photo USFWS
Picture of Columbia Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office biologist Kellie Hanser celebrating a lake sturgeon capture.
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The Hawai’i Fish Habitat partnership is seeking proposals for aquatic habitat conservation projects for 2024 related to streams, estuaries, and nearshore marine habitats of the main Hawaiian Islands. Proposals are due by 2/24/2023. ow.ly/kGk550MJ9mm Photo USFWS Gordon Smith
Picture of community volunteers assisting fishway construction at Waihee stream on O’ahu.
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Lauren Kong, from the Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, found western pearlshell mussels inhabiting the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission watershed property on the San Francisco Peninsula. ow.ly/Lk8h50MJ6lg USFWS Lauren Kong
Picture of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Lauren Kong (front) and Kate Bocskor survey mussels with a scope that helps to see clearly under the water’s surface. Bocskor counts the mussels while Kong fills out the data sheet with observations.
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Lahontan National Fish Hatchery in Nevada plays a pivotal role in protecting and restoring threatened Lahontan cutthroat trout populations in Lake Tahoe, Truckee, Pyramid, and Walker Lake Basins of Nevada and Eastern Sierra Mountains. ow.ly/zJbP50MHhSp Photo USFWS
Picture of a USFWS biologist holding up a Lahontan Cutthroat trout.
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Green Lake National Fish Hatchery in Maine works with partners to conserve and restore the endangered Gulf of Maine Atlantic salmon Distinct Population Segment. They specifically raise Atlantic salmon to prevent their extinction. ow.ly/Z3kH50MHfbb Photo USFWS
Underwater picture of eyed Atlantic salmon eggs.
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A Candidate Conservation Agreement is a formal voluntary agreement between the Service and one or more parties to address the conservation needs of candidate species or species that may become candidates in the future. ow.ly/hJkL50MGRB0 USFWS Randy Browning
Picture of a baby gopher tortoise walking through grass and sand.
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On Saturday, February 4, 2023, from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm, Genoa National Fish Hatchery in Wisconsin will be back on the ice for their Kids Fishing Day event. After a safety lesson, the kids will ice fish for rainbow trout on Pond 11. ow.ly/A5vT50MEPva Photo USFWS
Picture of ice fishing rods rigged and ready for the Kids Ice Fishing Day at Genoa National Fish Hatchery in Wisconsin.
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to protect Bristol Bay from Pebble Mine, it's rarely happened since the Clean Water Act was passed in 1972.
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We are helping protect Bristol Bay, the world's most productive wild salmon ecosystem. Today, we took a final action to limit the disposal of dredged and fill material associated with the Pebble deposit in Southwest Alaska. Read our full statement: epa.gov/newsreleases/b
Bristol Bay watershed.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reopened the comment period to delist the endangered Puerto Rican boa from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife (List) under the Endangered Species Act. ow.ly/ViT750MEG6a Photo Enelis Mulero Public Domain
Picture of an endangered juvenile Puerto Rican boa.
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Many of the attendees of the Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Beginner’s Fly- tying Workshop led by Roy Meeks and Dan Jackman of the Kentuckiana Fly Tiers left with smiles on their faces and handmade flies they tied themselves! ow.ly/cHeR50MEuKp USFWS Makenzie Foster
A picture of a black wollybooger fly, tied by a participant at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery’s Beginner’s Fly-tying Workshop.
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American Conservation Experience Fellow Elena Campbell learned how hunting stewardship benefits wildlife conservation while attending the Conservation Leaders for Tomorrow Workshop at the Elliot Wildlife Center in Mansfield, Georgia. ow.ly/YVnN50MCwnS Photo CLFT
Picture of Conservation Leaders for Tomorrow (CLFT) Workshop participants stand for photo at Buckeyes Plantation in Georgia.
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Grunion Day: California grunion (Leuresthes tenuis) spawn in the spring by swimming up onto the beach at night and burrowing into the sand. These runs are predictable based on moon phases and tides, making them a much better candidate than some smelly mammal #SundayFishSketch
A sketch of a grunion
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Healthy fish populations lead to healthy oceans. The resilience of marine ecosystems and coastal communities depend on sustainable fisheries. Learn more about fisheries and how we sustainably manage them!
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Fisheries and seafood
Seafood plays an essential role in feeding the world’s growing population. Healthy fish populations lead to healthy oceans and it's our responsibility to be a part of the solution. The resilience of...
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It is Law Enforcement Sunday. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Law Enforcement and Environment Canada Wildlife Division worked on investigating Jose A. Der Jr, who was found guilty of selling equestrian boots made from protected wildlife skins. ow.ly/gCBT50MCb1H Photo USFWS
Picture of equestrian riding boots made from protected wildlife skins.
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In 2022, nearly $111 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) was allocated for more than 300 projects across the country, which resulted in positive impacts and benefits for the American people. ow.ly/33So50MC7Ys Photo USFWS Mike Disney
Picture of Martha Williams, USFWS Director in sagebrush country, on a ranch in Sublette County, Wyoming, discussing sagebrush restoration projects with partners.
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Last Saturday, Makenzie Foster from Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery and volunteer Jacob Foster attended the 2023 Kentuckiana Fly Fishing Show in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, hosted by the Derby City Fly Fishers. ow.ly/yP2M50MBsY5 Photo USFWS Makenzie Foster
Picture of Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery employee, Makenzie Foster, and volunteer, Jacob Foster, at the 2023 Kentuckiana Fly Fishing Show in Shepherdsville, KY.
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Jose Bonilla-Gomez of the Alpena Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office is the first chair of the Coregonine Working Group (CWG), which the Lake Huron Technical Committee established to review the status of cisco and lake whitefish. ow.ly/Rq6G50MAb4h USFWS Jose Bonilla Gomez
Picture of a juvenile hatchery stocked cisco that was recaptured in a beach seine in Saginaw Bay. The fish was collected during spring surveys in 2022. Sampling was conducted for the Cisco Stocking Evaluation Plan.
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Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery in Louisiana implemented the Louisiana Pearlshell Controlled Propagation and Reintroduction Program to help restore populations of threatened Louisiana Pearlshell mussels in their native habitats. ow.ly/OFt350MznXM Photo USFWS
Underwater picture of Louisiana pearlshell mussels.
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A bridge constructed over a tributary of the Good River in Alaska replaced an old, elevated culvert. It utilized $600,000 in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which was funneled through the National Fish Passage Program. Photo USFWS Ryan Hagerty
Picture of a culvert on a tributary to the Good River has become “perched” over time (1999 left; 2021 right). According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, fish have a hard time navigating the resultant low flow through the culvert and small/juvenile fish have difficulty jumping into the now-hanging pipe.
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The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Offices of the Fish and Aquatic Conservation program conduct a webinar series to promote the many ways they work to conserve, restore, and protect the aquatic resources of the United States. ow.ly/68bL50Mzhfl Photo USFWS Ryan Hagerty
Picture of FWS employees surveying and assessing rivers and streams.
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