To address these responsibilities, the Fish and Wildlife Service operates 

 93 production and support facilities comprising the National Fish 

 Hatchery System, (see page 65 thru 69). These facilities involve fish 

 production, distribution, fish health, fish passage, and fish technology. 

 Additional support is provided through the Service's fishery assistance 

 offices, (see pages 71 thru 73), whose role is to determine fishery manage- 

 ment needs, prepare fishery management plans, participate in and/or monitor 

 plan implementation and evaluate the effectiveness of fish hatchery 

 products. This technical assistance is provided to the Service's National 

 Wildlife Refuges, military installations, Indian reservations, and other 

 Federal agencies. 



The fish production component of the National Fish Hatchery System is 

 comprised of 77 fish production and distribution facilities and 3 fish 

 production and technology facilities. Of the 77 production and distribution 

 facilities, 17 are involved in the Pacific anadromous program, 5 in lake 

 trout, 8 in Atlantic salmon, and 2 in endangered species. Twenty-seven 

 are involved in coldwater species and 18 in warmwater species. Fish 

 production at the 3 production and technology facilities is divided among 

 Pacific anadromous, Atlantic salmon, lake trout, rainbow trout, and 

 several warmwater species . 



The support component of the National Fish Hatchery System is comprised 

 of 9 fish health centers and offices, 2 fish passage facilities, and 5 

 fish technology centers (including the 3 production facilities). The fish 

 health centers and offices provide the expertise required for the 

 diagnosis and treatment of fish diseases and regular disease certification 

 of production facilities. The fish passage facilities provide for 

 upstream passage of adults to maintain spawning activity. The technology 

 centers, as the name implies, provide the technological expertise necessary 

 for direct operational support of fish production at National Fish 

 Hatcheries. Application of research findings greatly enhance fish 

 production at the hatcheries. In support of the Fishery Resources Program, 

 the Service's Research and Development Program identifies and develops 

 basic information for the enhancement of fish husbandry. 



The fish and fish egg distribution presented in this booklet represents 

 the combined efforts of the Service's production and support facilities. 

 Some of the data presented reflects the beginning of the transition that 

 is required for the Fishery Resources Program to meet its new respons- 

 ibilities in a most effective and efficient manner. 



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