Genoa National Fish Hatchery
Midwest Region

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Each year, Genoa provides millions of eggs, fry, and fingerlings of many different species for ongoing fisheries conservation programs in twelve states. We are also currently propagating host fish and mussels for ongoing recovery and restoration programs.

Please follow these links to view production tables:
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002

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Coaster Brook Trout
Lake Sturgeon
Endangered Mussel Recovery
Great Lakes Fish Restoration
Sport Fish Restoration
 

 

2008 Production

Here is what the station produced in Fiscal Year 2008 and provided to our friends in fisheries conservation:
21 species Number produced in 2008

34,112,504 eggs, fry, fingerlings and mussels weighing 42,313 pounds
 
Black Crappie Total 8,136
Iowa Department of Natural Resources 6,000
Forest County Potawatomi 1,059
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge 1,077
 
Black Sandshell Mussel Total 36,534
Iowa Department of Natural Resources 36,390
  St. Cloud State University 144
 
Blue Catfish Total 20
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 20
 
Bluegill Total 30,619
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge 30,619
 
Brook Trout Total 72,405
Iowa Department of Natural Resources 1,727
National Fish Hatcheries 27,145
Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians 1,000
  Grand Portage Band of Chippewa Indians 35,000
  Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians 5,000
  Forest County Potawatomi 1,750
  Stockbridge-Munsee Community 783
 
Channel Catfish Total 5,466

Iowa Department of Natural Resources

 770
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 622

Fort McCoy Army Base

 1074

Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

 3000
 
Fathead Minnow Total 2,882,583
Fort McCoy Army Base 78,000
Genoa National Fish Hatchery (forage) 2,009,582
Iowa Department of Natural Resources 322,061
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 472,940
 
Fatmucket Mussel Total 319,753
Iowa Department of Natural Resources 295,290

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

 23,800
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center 60
 
Higgins Eye Pearlymussel Total 1,240,352
Iowa Department of Natural Resources 220,475
Illinois Department of Natural Resources 1,162
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge 9,607
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 690,275
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 318,833
 
Lake Sturgeon Total 68,176
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 23,963
Minnesota Zoo 3
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians 20,000
White Earth Indian Reservation 23,000
Missouri Department of Conservation 102
Rochester Aquarium 4
Great Lakes Science Center 4
La du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians 1,100
 
Lake Trout Total 5,227
Berkshire National Fish Hatchery 2,460
Sullivan Creek National Fish Hatchery 2,767
 
Largemouth Bass Total 50,369
Iowa Department of Natural Resources 7,648
National Wildlife Refuges 16,484
Scott Air Force Base 1,900
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians 12,500
Genoa National Fish Hatchery 2,500
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 620
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center 750
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 7,967
 
Northern Pike Total 3,155,955
Spirit Lake Hatchery 2,970,000
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge 53,955
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center 132,000
 
Plain Pocketbook MusselTotal 235,879
Iowa Department of Natural Resources 188,026
University of Maryland 1,000
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center 46,853
 
Rainbow TroutTotal 223,903
Iowa Department of Natural Resources 28,764
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community 250
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians 5,000
Boy Scouts of America Camp Decorah 600
Fort McCoy Army Base 15,311
Genoa National Fish Hatchery 171,250
Oneida Nation 1,000
Stockbridge-Munsee Community 717
Tomah Veterans Administration 1,011
 
Sauger Total 146,250
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge 146,250
 
Smallmouth Bass Total 39,840
Iowa Department of Natural Resources 13,350
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks 25,000
Genoa National Fish Hatchery 340
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 1,150
 
Walleye Total 25,398,552
Mammoth Spring National Fish Hatchery 391,950
Rock Lake State Fish Hatchery 13,109,000
Byron State Fish Hatchery 3,025,000
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center 243,088
Iowa Department of Natural Resources 30,020
Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center 577
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 20,704
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians 10,140
White Earth Indian Reservation 10,140
Lac Coutre Oreilles Indian Reservation 186,810
Menominee Indian Tribe 498,083
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge 7,873,040
 
Washboard Mussel Total 5,980
Iowa Department of Natural Resources 5,980
 
Winged Mapleleaf Mussel Total 15,381
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 15,381
 
Yellow Perch Total 171,124
Iowa Department of Natural Resources 164,620
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center 6,032
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge 472
 
Yellow Sandshell Mussel Total 41,328
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge 41,328
 

 

2007 Production

Here is what the station produced in Fiscal Year 2007 and provided to our friends in fisher conservation:
23 speciesNumber produced in 2007
31,027,325 eggs, fry, fingerlings and mussels weighing 25,877 pounds
 
Lake SturgeonTotal18,012
Lower Mississippi River5,000
Tribal Conservation Partners1,400
USFWS11,612
 
Higgins Eye PearlymusselTotal769,040
Upper Mississippi River Basin493,034
Interior Iowa Rivers276,006
 
Sheepnose Pearly MusselTotal206
Chippewa River206
 
Black Sandshell MusselTotal146
Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center146
 
Plain Pocketbook MusselTotal13,427
Interior Iowa Rivers13,427
 
Hickorynut MusselTotal4,385
Upper Mississippi River (Dubuque Harbor)4,385
 
Fatmucket MusselTotal42,143
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency10
National Conservation Training Center6
Iowa Waters847
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge41,280
 
Pimpleback MusselTotal343
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge343
 
Threeridge MusselTotal200
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge200
 
Fathead MinnowTotal2,182,550
Federal Conservation Partners2,182,550
 
BluegillTotal226,336
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge218,231
Horicon NWR8,105
 
Brook TroutTotal45,328
Tribal Conservation Partners42,028
Iron River National Fish Hatchery2,400
Iowa Dept of Natural Resources900
 
Rainbow TroutTotal281,228
Ft. McCoy13,618
Tribal Conservation Partners4,500
Tomah VA Hospital1,000
Camp Decorah Boy Scout Camp1,100
Genoa National Fish Hatchery260,000
Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources1,010
 
Northern PikeTotal997,421
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge997,421
 
Shortnose GarTotal45
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge45
 
WalleyeTotal22,761,033
State Conservation Partners14,341,744
Tribal Conservation Partners1,550
Federal Conservation Partners393,000
Upper Mississippi River Basin8,024,739
 
SaugerTotal 3,485,000
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency 1,420,000
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge 2,065,000
 
Smallmouth BassTotal66,508
US Fish and Wildlife Service746
State Conservation Partners65,762
 
Yellow PerchTotal52,087
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge15,000
Iowa Department of Natural Resources24,839
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge12,248
 
Largemouth BassTotal7,305
United States Geological Survey595
Wapsipinicon River1,009
National Wildlife Refuges5,701
 
Yellow Sandshell MusselTotal41,328
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge41,328
 
Black CrappieTotal27,386
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge17,386
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge10,000
 
Channel Catfish (Endangered Winged Mapleleaf mussel host)Total2,868
Upper Mississippi River Basin600
Scott Air Force Base2,268


 

2006 Production

Here is what the station produced in 2006 and provided to our friends in fishery conservation:
20 speciesNumber produced in 200629,842,272 eggs, fry, fingerlings and juvenile mussels weighing 28,941 pounds
 
Lake SturgeonTotal34,516
Lower Mississippi River10,816
Tribal Conservation Partners14,200
Red River Drainage8,000
USFWS1,500
 
Higgins Eye PearlymusselTotal2,242,095
Mississippi River Tributaries2,242,095
 
Black Sandshell MusselTotal92,034
Interior Iowa Rivers92,034
 
Plain Pocketbook MusselTotal255,950
Interior Iowa Rivers255,725
Upper Mississippi River Basin225
 
Hickorynut MusselTotal1,384
Upper Mississippi River (Dubuque Harbor)1,384
 
Fathead MinnowTotal133,973
Federal Conservation Partners133,973
 
BluegillTotal195,600
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge175,000
Horicon NWR10,600
Oneida Indian Reservation10,000
 
Brook TroutTotal76,874
Tribal Conservation Partners47,075
Iron River National Fish Hatchery28,799
Wisconsin Dept of Natural Resources1,000
 
Rainbow TroutTotal307,302
Ft. McCoy16,662
Tribal Conservation Partners12,700
Tomah VA Hospital1,000
Camp Decorah Boy Scout Camp1,000
Genoa National Fish Hatchery270,060
Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources3,180
Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources2,700
 
Northern PikeTotal421,300
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge229,000
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge192,300
 
WalleyeTotal21,302,776
State Conservation Partners17,893,315
Tribal Conservation Partners138,065
Federal Conservation Partners556,076
Pool 9 Upper Mississippi River2,715,320
 
SaugerTotal4,276,100
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge2,050,000
Nebraska Fish and Game2,226,100
 
Smallmouth BassTotal35,000
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources5,000
Harrison Lake (VA) NFH30,000
 
Yellow PerchTotal102,198
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge22,500
Iowa Department of Natural Resources26,716
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge9,782
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point43,200
 
Largemouth BassTotal8,270
Missouri Southern State University100
Wisconsin River1,050
Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center250
Upper Mississippi River watershed (mussel hosts)6,870
 
Yellow Sandshell MusselTotal9,000
Upper Mississippi River9,000
 
Black CrappieTotal39,100
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge13,600
Red Haw State Park25,500
 
Fat Mucket MusselTotal163,865
Iowa River163,193
Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center72
North Carolina State University600
 
Channel Catfish (Endangered Winged Mapleleaf mussel host)Total211
Upper Mississippi River211
 
Brown TroutTotal400
Fort McCoy400
 
Winged Mapleleaf MusselTotal144,324
St. Croix River National Scenic Waterway144,324


 

2005 Production

Here is what the station produced in 2005 and provided to our friends in fishery conservation:
23 speciesNumber produced in 200519,811,300 eggs, fry, fingerlings and juvenile mussels weighing 35,683 pounds
 
Lake SturgeonTotal41,179
Lower Mississippi River14,000
Tribal Conservation Partners15,271
Red River Drainage11,908
 
Higgins Eye PearlymusselTotal1,979,480
Mississippi River Tributaries1,979,480
 
Black Sandshell MusselTotal109,044
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge109,044
 
Plain Pocketbook MusselTotal66,137
Iowa River66,137
 
Hickorynut MusselTotal1,384
Upper Mississippi River (Dubuque Harbor)1,384
 
Fathead MinnowTotal4,953,100
Federal Conservation Partners3,214,384
State Conservation Partners1,738,716
 
BluegillTotal117,270
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge114,439
Horicon NWR2,831
 
Brook TroutTotal56,653
Tribal Conservation Partners47,218
Iron River National Fish Hatchery1,200
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore7,500
Isle Royale National Park735
 
Rainbow TroutTotal70,530
Ft. McCoy17,150
Tribal Conservation Partners15,780
Tomah VA Hospital1,600
Camp Decorah Boy Scout Camp1,000
Genoa National Fish Hatchery35,000
 
Northern PikeTotal1,624,000
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge400,000
Horicon State Wildlife Area35,000
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge889,000
Federal Conservation Partners300,000
 
WalleyeTotal9,915,619
State Conservation Partners7,737,569
Tribal Conservation Partners11,000
Federal Conservation Partners953,050
Pool 9 Upper Mississippi River1,214,000
 
SaugerTotal480,000
Valentine (SE) State Fish Hatchery480,000
 
Smallmouth BassTotal2,074
Prairie du Sac427
State Conservation Partners1,557
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge90
 
Yellow PerchTotal38,879
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge30,534
Upper Midwest Environmental Research Center80
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge8,265
 
Largemouth BassTotal40,485
De Soto National Wildlife Refuge5,326
Red Lake Indian Reservation5,000
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge22,345
Upper Mississippi River watershed (mussel hosts)6,615
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge1,199
 
Yellow Sandshell MusselTotal39,141
Upper Mississippi River39,141
 
Black CrappieTotal2,565
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge1,670
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge895
 
Fat Mucket MusselTotal64,520
Upper Mississippi River64,520
 
Channel Catfish (Endangered Winged Mapleleaf mussel host)Total2,865
Upper Mississippi River144
De Soto National Wildlife Refuge2,721
 
Lake TroutTotal2,840
Sullivan Creek National Fish Hatchery2,840
 
Shortnose Gar (mussel host)Total10
Upper Mississippi River10
 
White BassTotal400
De Soto National Wildlife Refuge400
 
Winged Mapleleaf MusselTotal203,125
St. Croix River National Scenic Waterway203,125


 

2004 Production

Here is what the station produced in 2004 and provided to our friends in fishery conservation:
All speciesTotal production in 200422,427,806 eggs, fry, fingerlings and juvenile mussels
 
Lake SturgeonTotal52,509
Wild Rose State Fish Hatchery10,000 eggs
Warm Springs Fish Technology Center10,000 eggs
Lower Mississippi River7,635
Purdue University100
Tribal Conservation Partners14,200
Red River Drainage10,574
 
Higgins Eye PearlymusselMississippi River Tributaries2,333,665
 
Black Sandshell MusselTotal110,500
Coralville Reservoir Tailwater85,000
Lake Pepin25,500
 
Plain Pocketbook MusselUpper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge30,705
 
Hickorynut MusselPool 9 Mississippi River22,950
 
Fathead MinnowTotal3,903,915
Federal Conservation Partners882,715
State Conservation Partners945,650
UMESC234,825
Menominee Indian Reservation545,400
Tomah Veterans Administration Hospital424,200
Ft. McCoy871,125
 
BluegillTotal162,737
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge149,612
Horicon NWR13,125
 
Brook TroutTotal15,121
Bayfield County3,334
Douglas County1,667
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore7,500
Forest County Potowatami2,000
Iron River National Fish Hatchery600
Duluth Aquarium20
 
Rainbow TroutTotal15,738
Ft. McCoy12,638
Tribal Conservation Partners1,500
Tomah VA Hospital800
Genoa NFH Kids Fishing Clinic800
 
Northern PikeTotal715,046
Horicon NWR60,000
Horicon State Wildlife Area135,046
UMR National Wildlife and Fish Refuge520,000
 
WalleyeTotal13,559,244
State Conservation Partners8,476,450 eggs and fry
Upper Midwest Environmental Research Center269,200 eggs
Tribal Conservation Partners96,253
Federal Conservation Partners4,569,388
Stockbridge-Munsee Community300
Pictured Rocks20,225
Troy Mills20,348
Quasqueton21,980
Interior Iowa Waters30,000
Marble River10,000
Pool 11 UMR30,000
Pool 4 UMR100
Otrano15,000
 
SaugerTotal1,233,000
North Platte State Fish Hatchery468,000 eggs
Warm Springs Fish Technology Center45,000 eggs
UMR Wildlife and Fish Refuge720,000
 
Smallmouth BassTotal249,161
Prairie du Sac410
State Conservation Partners225,200
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge351
Bowling Green State University200
Coralville Reservoir tailwater23,000
 
Yellow PerchTotal15,664
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge14,623
Upper Midwest Environmental Research Center101
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge940
 
Largemouth BassTotal7,851
De Soto National Wildlife Refuge4,556
Upper Mississippi River3,295


 

2003 Production

Here is what the station produced in 2003 and provided to our partners in fishery conservation:
BluegillUpper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge244,000
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge105,000
 
Brook TroutNational Fish Hatchery (future broodstock)500 broodfish
 
Northern PikeHoricon National Wildlife Refuge39,100
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge1,021,000
Federal Partner260,000
 
WalleyeMilitary Installations (3)2,350
National Wildlife Refuges (2)3,172,000
State and Federal Conservation Partners6.306 million eggs and fry
 
Smallmouth BassState Conservation Partners36,300
National Wildlife Refuge500
 
Yellow PerchNational Wildlife Refuges800
 
SaugerState Conservation Partners615,000
National Wildlife Refuge456,000
 
Rainbow TroutMilitary Installations13,997
Tribal Partners1,500
Veteran's Hospital / Boy Scout Camp1,412
 
Largemouth BassState Conservation Partners8,464
Tribal Partners10,708
National Wildlife Refuges (2)8,164
Military Installation1,000

Total 12.3 million eggs and fish


 

2002 Production

Here is what the station produced in 2002 and provided to our partners in fishery conservation:
BluegillUpper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge250,000
Horicon National Wildlife Refuge80,000
 
Brook Trout3 tribal waters3,500 excess broodfish
 
Northern PikeHoricon National Wildlife Refuge313,640
 
WalleyeArmy Bases (2)3,100
National Wildlife Refuges (2)2,712,200
State Conservation Partners20.9 million eggs and fry
Tribal27,208
FWS fish hatchery1.26 million
 
Redear SunfishArmy8,000
 
Yellow PerchNational Wildlife Refuges (2)16,070
 
SaugerState Conservation Partners1,525,000

Total 27.987 million eggs/fry/fish



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Last updated: November 9, 2008
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