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Michigan's Fish Production Program --
Summary for 2008

The Department of Natural Resources, Fisheries Division reared a total of 12 different species of fish and 1 hybrid in Production Year 2007-2008. A total of 19 different strains (genetically unique types of a species) of these 13 species/types of fish were raised by our 6 hatcheries, 2 streamside rearing facilities, and 20 outlying rearing ponds (Table 1). The total number of fish stocked in 2007-2008 by MI DNR fish hatcheries was 10,408,369 fish (Table 2). The production year runs from October 1 to September 30 and follows our budgetary year. The stocking information presented is for the period from January 1 to December 31, 2008.

The number of fish stocked in Calendar Year 2008 is significantly reduced from previous years because Fisheries Division placed a moratorium on walleye, northern pike and muskellunge production because of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia virus (VHSv) concerns. In Calendar Year 2008, muskellunge stocking was at nearly normal levels, walleye production was reduced by nearly 80% from normal levels, and no northern pike were stocked because of VHSv concerns.

Additionally, Fisheries Division obtained 27,905 yearling Skamania (summer-run) steelhead and 14,848 spring fingerling channel catfish from Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

There were three other sources of fish stocking in Michigan, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hatcheries, tribal hatcheries and private hatcheries. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service stocked 3,303,982 lake and brook trout during Calendar Year 2008, with lake trout being predominant (Table 3). Tribal fish hatcheries stocked 784,535 brook trout, lake trout and walleye during 2008, with walleye being predominant (Table 4). Private hatcheries contributed another 537,251 of 15 species to public waters under permit during the same calendar year, with fathead minnows predominant (Table 5). Bringing the total number of fish stocked into Michigan waters in 2008 to 15,034,137 of 21 species or hybrids. Information on the numbers, species and locations stocked is available at http://www.michigandnr.com/fishstock/.

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Table 1. Strains, their origin and were we get the eggs for all species in Michigan's fish production system in Fish Production Year 2008-2009.

Species	Strain - Origin	Feral or Captive Broodstock
Atlantic Salmon	Landlocked - West Grand Lake, Maine	Feral - St. Mary's River
Brook Trout	Assinica - New York from Quebec	Captive - Marquette State Fish Hatchery
Brook Trout	Iron River - Iron River, MI	Captive - Marquette State Fish Hatchery
Brown Trout	Gilchrist Creek - Gilchrist Creek, MI	Captive - Oden State Fish Hatchery
Brown Trout	Seeforellen - New York DEC originally from Germany	Captive - Oden State Fish Hatchery
Brown Trout	Sturgeon River - Sturgeon River, MI	Captive - Oden State Fish Hatchery
Brown Trout	Wild Rose - Wild Rose State Fish Hatchery, WI	Captive - Oden State Fish Hatchery
Chinook Salmon	Little Manistee - Toutlee and Green Rivers, Washington	Feral - Little Manistee River
Coho Salmon	Hinchebrooke - NY from Minter Creek, WA	Feral - Platte River
Coho Salmon	Michigan - Lower Columbia and Cascade Rivers, Oregon, Toutlee River, Oregon and Alaska	Feral - Platte River
Lake Herring	St. Marys River, MI	Feral - St. Marys River, MI
Lake Sturgeon	Black Lake - Black Lake, Michigan	Feral - Black River
Lake Sturgeon	Sturgeon River - Sturgeon River, Michigan	Feral - Sturgeon River
Lake Trout	Marquette - Inshore Lake Superior	Captive - Marquette State Fish Hatchery
Lake Trout	Seneca - Seneca Lake, New York	Obtain young of year from WI and MI federal hatcheries
Muskellunge	Northern - Wisconsin	Obtained young of year from Iowa DNR
Rainbow Trout	Eagle Lake - Ennis National Fish Hatchery from Eagle Lake, California	Captive - Oden State Fish Hatchery
Rainbow Trout - Steelhead	Little Manistee - Mostly from McCloud River, California	Feral - Little Manistee River
Splake	Lake Trout - Brook Trout Cross	Crossed using captive broodstock at Marquette State Fish Hatchery

Table 2. Total fish stocking by species and age by Michigan's fish production system in Calendar Year 2008.

Species	Age	Number
Atlantic Salmon	Fall Fingerling	22,620
Atlantic Salmon	Yearling - Sublegal	29,079
Brook Trout	Spring Fingerling	34,505
Brook Trout	Fall Fingerling	77,220
Brook Trout	Yearling - Sublegal	124,212
Brook Trout	Adult	3,108
Brown Trout	Fall Fingerling	28,194
Brown Trout	Yearling - Sublegal	1,548,516
Brown Trout	Adult	1,553
Channel Catfish	Spring Fingerling	14,846
Chinook Salmon	Spring Fingerling	3,424,365
Coho Salmon	Yearling - Sublegal	1,215,149
Hybrid Sunfish	Adult	1,612
Lake Herring	Spring Fingerling	6,240
Lake Sturgeon	Fall Fingerling	930
Lake Trout	Broodstock	1,146
Lake Trout	Fall Fingerling	31,739
Lake Trout	Yearling - Sublegal	325,051
Muskies	Fall Fingerling	39,827
Rainbow Trout	Yearling - Sublegal	664,527
Rainbow Trout	Broodstock	2,399
Splake	Fall Fingerling	34,789
Splake	Yearling - Sublegal	318,242
Steelhead	Yearling - Sublegal	1,187,822
Walleye	Spring Fingerling	1,181,262
Walleye	Fall Fingerling	89,416
Total		10,408,369

Table 3. Total fish stocking by species and age by Federal Fish Hatcheries in Michigan waters in Calendar Year 2008.

Species	Age	Number
Brook Trout	Fry	30,000
Lake Trout	Yearling - Sublegal	3,271,545
Lake Trout	Adult	2,437
Total		3,303,982

Table 4. Total fish stocking by species and age by Tribal Fish Hatcheries in Michigan waters in Calendar Year 2008.

Species	Age	Number
Brook Trout	Adult	284
Brook Trout	Yearling - Sublegal	42,000
Lake Trout	Fry	12,600
Lake Trout	Yearling - Sublegal	28,442
Walleye	Fall Fingerling	7,160
Walleye	Spring Fingerling	694,049
Total		784,535

Table 5. Total fish stocking by species and age by Private Fish Hatcheries in Michigan waters in Calendar Year 2008.

Species	Age	Number
Black Crappie	Adult	930
Black Crappie	Fall Fingerling	150
Bluegill	Adult	600
Bluegill	Fall Fingerling	1,355
Brook Trout	Adult	3,655
Brown Trout	Adult	4,200
Channel Catfish	Yearling	1,000
Fathead Minnow	Adult	434,667
Golden Shiners	Adult	4,800
Hybrid Sunfish	Adult	450
Hybrid Sunfish	Fall Fingerling	2,550
Hybrid Sunfish	Yearling	1,500
Largemouth Bass	Adult	190
Largemouth Bass	Fall Fingerling	50
Largemouth Bass	Yearling	400
Northern Pike	Fall Fingerling	150
Rainbow Trout	Adult	15,115
Redear Sunfish	Fall Fingerling	1,300
Redear Sunfish	Yearling	1,700
Smallmouth Bass	Yearling	500
Walleye	Fall Fingerling	38,848
Walleye	Yearling	14,816
Yellow Perch	Fall Fingerling	200
Yellow Perch	Yearling	8,125
Total		537,251


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