Natural Resources Restoration (NRDA)
Oconto Sites
Great Lakes Musky Reintroduction and Enhancement
Status: Ongoing Location: Waters of Green Bay Description: Restoring native predators to the Green Bay aquatic environment has been a priority of the Green Bay Remedial Action Plan. This project will enable the staff and resources of the Green Bay Fishery Resources Office to cooperate in the efforts to restore Great Lakes musky to Green Bay. Improvements will be made to the Service's Genoa National Fish Hatchery to allow rearing of musky fry at that station. The Green Bay Fishery Resources Office will contribute to the collection and transport of musky eggs from wild donor populations to the hatchery. Potential Great Lakes musky donor populations include Lake St. Clair, the northern shore of Lake Huron, and the St Lawrence River. All work will be done in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Benefits: The strain of musky native to the Great Lakes will be restored to the waters of Green Bay. The reestablishment of this native predator will have many benefits to the Green Bay fish community, could buffer the negative impact of invading aquatic nuisance fish species, and may provide for a valuable trophy sport fish. Restoration Goal(s): Fishery Resource Enhancement Timeline:January 2003 - June 2003: Complete improvements to the Genoa National Fish Hatchery and provide for staff and travel to collect gametes and fry rearing
June 2003 - 2013: Annual collection of additional wild gametes and rearing of fry Project Contact:
Mark E. Holey
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Last Revised: Tuesday March 01 2005
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