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Prince of Wales Island Fish Staff Group

Welcome to the Prince of Wales Island fish staff group pages. Prince of Wales Island includes over 10,500 miles of stream and 47,000 acres of lakes. These streams and lakes support a variety of anadromous and resident fish species.

Chinook salmon are present primarily in the marine waters offshore, and do not typically enter the freshwater streams. The fish produced in the streams and lakes of the island are important to the economy of the area, to the subsistence, sport and commercial fisheries of the region, and are a major food source for many wildlife species.

Our motto: Habitat, Habitat, Habitat is where it's at !!

The primary goals of the island fish group are to conserve and protect fish habitat and maintain healthy aquatic ecosystems for fish to thrive in.

We ask that you take only fish that you really need when fishing, and encourage you to gently put back fish you don't keep. This will help ensure that fish are available for all users, both now and in the future.

The fish staff's main duties include collecting information about fish habitat and species, and providing input on Forest Service projects to make sure fish habitat is not damaged. In places where past land management activities and natural disturbances have affected fish habitat, we work on restoration or enhancement projects to re-establish habitat and improve fish production.

There are two fish staff groups working on Prince of Wales Island. One is stationed at the Thorne Bay Ranger District, on the northern half of the island. The other is stationed at the Craig Ranger District, on the southern half of the island.

Please visit the rest of our site to learn more about fisheries on the island and the projects we're working on.

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Last Modified: September 19, 2007