FisheriesThe Region 3 fisheries program focuses on a broad range of fishery resource management and aquatic habitat conservation issues, opportunities and partnerships in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Region 3 encompasses 450,000 square miles and a population of over 54 million people. Primary deep water aquatic resource features include four of the Great Lakes, and the majority of the Upper Mississippi River Basin including portions of the Missouri and Ohio Rivers. With its mid-continent location, the Region's waters drain three directions, into Hudson Bay, the Atlantic Ocean, and the gulf of Mexico. Eight of the 53 watershed-based ecosystems outlined by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service occur in Region 3. Primary Focus There are a total of 16 fishery program field stations in Region 3. Primary areas of program focus include:
Field Offices by State Illinois Carterville-Marion Fishery
Resources Office Large Rivers Fisheries
Coordination Indiana None Iowa Large Rivers Fisheries
Coordination Michigan Alpena Fishery Resources Office Great Lakes Coordination Office Hiawatha Forest National Fish
Hatchery Jordan River National Fish
Hatchery Ludington Biological Station Marquette Biological Station Pendills Creek National Fish
Hatchery Minnesota None Missouri Columbia Fishery Resources Office Neosho National Fish Hatchery Ohio None Wisconsin Ashland Fishery Resources Office Genoa National Fish Hatchery Green Bay Fishery Resources
Office Iron River National Fish Hatchery LaCrosse Fish Health Center LaCrosse Fishery Resources Office Region
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