Contacting the Center: Project Biologist: Richard Nelson
e-mail: rick_nelson@fws.gov555 Lester Avenue
Onalaska, WI 54650
Phone: 608-783-8441
Fax: 608-783-8450
TTY: 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay)The Fish Health Center is located in southwestern Wisconsin,
approximately six miles north of LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
Center Facts
- Established: 1962
- Staff: seven permanent; four temporary
Geographic Area Served
- Eight-state region (six ecosystems) in the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Basin
Center Goals
- Provide fish health inspection services to six national and four tribal fish hatcheries to minimize the risk of introducing disease agents into the wild
- Provide technical assistance regarding fish health and propagation
Services Provided To
- State and federal agencies
- Fishery research agencies
Universities
Activity Highlights
- Fish health quality assessments on propagated and wild lake trout
- Staff instructs a one-week training course for biologists titled, Introduction to Fish Health
- Research projects on parasitological, viral and bacteriological fish disease agents
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