Green Bay
Fishery Resources Office

Contacting the office:

Project Leader: Mark Holey
e-mail: GreenBayFisheries@fws.gov or MidwestNews@fws.gov

2661 Scott Tower Drive
New Franken, WI 54229
Phone: 920-866-1717
Fax: 920-866-1710
TTY: 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay)

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Office Facts

• Established: 1992

FY 2002 Budget: $547,000

• Staff: three permanent; two seasonal

Geographic Area Served

• Lake Michigan watershed

Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana

• Tribal lands and waters in Michigan and Wisconsin

National wildlife refuges in Michigan and Wisconsin

• Great Lakes basin

Office Goals

• Restore and maintain the biological integrity of the Lake Michigan fish community

Promote the cooperative, interagency management of fisheries in Lake Michigan

• Restore native fishes, wetlands, and aquatic habitats

Fulfill federal trust responsibilities to Native American tribes

• Address the spread of nonindigenous aquatic nuisance species

Provide environmental education

Services Provided To

• State and federal agencies

Oneida, Grand Traverse, Stockbridge-Munsee, Menominee, Potowatomi, Bay Mills, Sault, Little Traverse and Little River Bands of Indians

• Great Lakes Fishery Commission

Other Fish and Wildlife Service offices

• Fishery research agencies

Chippewa/Ottawa Treaty Fishery Management Authority

Activity Highlights

• Implements lake trout restoration in Lake Michigan; researches alternate lake trout stocking methods; collects lakewide information for lake trout strain evaluation

Studies the food web in Lake Michigan and collates predator diet information

• Evaluates the feasibility of alternate commercial fishing gear

Surveys fishery resources in the Oneida Indian Reservation

• Chairs the Lake Michigan Technical Committee enhancing lakewide cooperation

Surveys lake sturgeon populations in Green Bay

• Maintains the Great Lakes Fish Stocking Database for the entire Great Lakes Basin

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