Lake Trout Population Enhancement
Status: Ongoing Location: Waters of Lake Michigan and northern Green Bay within the restoration area that receive lake trout from National Fish Hatcheries at Iron River, WI, Jordan River, MI, Pendill's Creek, MI, and Hiawatha Forest Description: Funding will be used to address maintenance needs at federal hatcheries that provide lake trout for stocking into the waters of Lake Michigan and northern Green Bay within the restoration area. Over time the ability of the federal hatcheries to consistently rear and provide high quality lake trout for native fish restoration and harvest has been compromised by normal deterioration of the hatchery facilities. This project will provide funding to address maintenance and construction needs that include the replacement covering of raceways, construction of a new broodstock/incubation building, installation of liquid oxygen and treatment to improve the quality of the water supply. Benefits: The federal hatcheries is the primary source for lake trout stocked into the restoration area for native species restoration and harvest. This project will ensure future benefits to both restoration and harvest in the waters of Lake Michigan and northern Green Bay. Restoration Goal(s): Fishery Resource Enhancement Timeline:January 2003 - June 2003: Engineering and design for raceway replacement and covers and installation of liquid oxygen
June 2003 - Project Completion: Raceway replacement construction, broodstock building construction, water supply treatment Project Contact:
Mark E. Holey
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Last Revised: Tuesday March 01 2005
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