Printer-friendlyDEC Bureau of Fisheries Annual Reports
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources, Bureau of Fisheries delivers a very diverse program and annually conducts a wide array of activities to accomplish its mission:
Conserve and enhance New York State's abundant and diverse populations of freshwater fishes while providing the public with quality recreational angling opportunities.
The annual reports highlight many of the findings and accomplishments of activities and efforts carried out by Bureau of Fisheries staff. The reports are not inclusive of all Bureau staff activities conducted during a given year. They are a compilation of information that describes activities which were conducted that resulted in significant findings that year, or activities from previous years for which results became available that year. Information contained in these reports was provided by the Regional Fisheries Units, Fish Hatcheries, Great Lakes Units, and Central Office staff.
The information presented is arranged by fishery type (e.g. coldwater stream, warmwater lake) or focus area (e.g. creel and angler surveys, public access) and further by Unit within the Bureau (e.g. Region 1 Fisheries Unit, Adirondack Hatchery, Lake Erie Fisheries Unit) responsible for the accomplishment(s) or findings. To view the annual reports, click on the appropriate links in the right column.
