FISHERIES PROGRAM 

GLENN SELBY FISH BIOLOGIST 

NNDFW FISHERIES 

Sport Fishing 

Tribal Hatchery 

Native Fish Program 

Chuska Mountains Defiance Plateau 
SPORT FISHING 

Lake sampling 

Electrofish 2-3 lakes per year Creel surveys Mail out surveys 

Lake stocking 

USFWS NNDFW Warm and cold water fisheries 

Tribal Hatchery operation 










LAKE STOCKING 

Currently stocking 8 lakes 

NNDFW hatchery USFWS hatcheries 

Rainbow trout 

Wheatfield Cutter Berland Asaayi 

Channel catfish 

Ganado Many Farms Morgan Cow Springs 

Tsaile (dam) will be stocked again when conditions are suitable 

NNDFW TRIBAL HATCHERY 

Located in Toadlena, NM Began operation in March 1983 Raise rainbow trout from eyed eggs to stoFish stocked into Navajo Nation waters 2 Fish Culturists and Fish Biologist 
NNDFW TRIBAL HATCHERY 

Receive eggs twice a year (March/NovemEggs received from Erwin NFH and White SSprings NFH Stock out twice a year (April/October) 4 fiberglass raceways and 2 rearing ponds 
NNDFW TRIBAL HATCHERY

RECENT IMPROVEMENTS 

Gravel road and fish loading areas Sod New raceways Lined ponds New signs Retaining wall New roofs on warehouse and office trailer New Storage building 
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NN Hatchery Rainbow Trout Stocking 

Number of RainTrout Stocked froHatchery 
NNDFW TRIBAL HATCHERY 

Hatchery tours are available Several schools and summer youth prograannually 
NATIVE FISH PROGRAM 

Chuska Mountains 

Bluehead sucker Speckled dace 

Defiance Plateau 

Zuni bluehead sucker 


CHUSKA MOUNTAINS 

Crystal Creek Whiskey Creek Wheatfield Creek Tsaile Creek Coyote Wash 
DEFIANCE PLATEAU 

Kinlichee Creek Scattered Willow Creek Black Soil Springs 
BLUEHEAD SUCKERS 

Found in the Chuska Mountains Currently a G4 (candidate) species on the Endangered Species List Will be uplisted to G2 (endangered) on th
ZUNI BLUEHEAD SUCKERS 

Subspecies of bluehead sucker 

Rio Grande sucker X bluehead sucker 

Federally listed as endangered in August 2Found only in portions of AZ and NM G4 on the NESL, will be uplisted to G2 
ISSUES FACING NATIVE FISH

Overgrazing Nonnative species 

Brown trout Rainbow trout Green sunfish Goldfish Fathead minnow Crayfish 

Drought/Loss of Water Wildfire 
RECENT/UPCOMING PROJE

Brown trout removal Stream crossing renovations Fathead minnow removal Crystal Creek remote monitoring Native Fish in Classrooms 
BROWN TROUT REMOVAL 

Whiskey Creek on the Chuska Mountains First pass completed in July 2015 (259 removed) Second pass completed in September 2015 (21Assisted by NMFWCO Removed 473 BNT to date BNT removal will continue 
STREAM CROSSING RENOVA

Upper Whiskey Creek-completed August 2Crystal Creek-scheduled for May 2016 Wheatfield Creek Lower Whiskey Creek NNDFW/NMFWCO 







FATHEAD MINNOW REMOV

Crystal Creek 

removed 2,711 FHM 

Kinlichee Creek 

removed 3,845 FHM 

Will continue to remove FHM from both cre
CRYSTAL CREEK REMOTE 

MONITORING Funded by BIA ESA program PIT tag bluehead suckers in Crystal Creek PIT tag antennas in Crystal Creek to monitmovement of BHS 
NATIVE FISH IN CLASSROOM

Native Fish in the Classroom is a hands-on printended to introduce school children to wafish and wildlife issues, and encourages them solutions. The program is designed to engagand create interest in native fish species and habitats as well as to introduce children to cnatural resources. This is a step towards fostesense of stewardship for all animals and naturesources. 
NATIVE FISH IN CLASSROOM

PROGRAM Received funding to begin Native Fish in Schools program Modeled after NMFWCO Native Fish in Schools program 3 classes currently participating 

Tohaali Community SchoolCrystal Boarding SchoolDEAP School

Bluehead suckers and speckled dace are used for classrooms Introduce students to native fish species, native fish conservation, and careresources 
NATIVE FISH IN CLASSROOM

INTRODUCTION TO THE PROGRAM AND TO THE FISH FROM FISH BIOLOGIST PERIODIC VISITS FROM FISH BIOLOGIST 

CHECK ON FISH ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM STUDENTS 

CAREER PRESENTATIONS FROM OTHER FISH AND WILDLIFE EMPLOYEES 

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION OFFICER ZOOLOGIST FISH CULTURIST 

FISH ANATOMY EXERCISE WITH USFWS/NMFWCO OPPORTUNITY FOR A FIELD TRIP TO RELEASE THE FISH AND OBSERVE FISH SAMPLING TECHNIQUES 
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