Hatchery Biologist, Jim Aho will give a tour of the hatchery. At the time of the tour different ages of fish will be present and will be located inside and outside the facility.
Taken from the website of the Michigan DNR of the fish hatchery:
“Marquette State Fish Hatchery was established in 1920 and completely renovated in 1994. It is the primary broodstock and rearing facility for brook and lake trout that are used in both inland and Great Lakes waters. The facility also rears splake (a brook trout – lake trout hybrid) for both Great Lakes and inland waters. This hatchery has both indoor and outdoor rearing facilities. The facility has interpretative material to provide information on the importance of small tributaries to the Great Lakes, brook and lake trout rehabilitation, fisheries research, how watersheds work and how a hatchery operates.”
Please dress appropriately for the weather as it could still be quite chilly outside.
We will be in contact with Jim about the possibility of obtaining a date and time of when the fish trucks will release young fish into Lake Superior down at the lower harbor. When this info is relayed to us we will do our best to post on our Facebook page and send out emails. Their maybe be learning opportunities/questions once the fishery staff are finished. Thank you!
For more information, email info@moosewood.org.