MISSION STATEMENT
PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND RESTORE wild NATIVE FISH POPULATIONS THROUGH STEWARDSHIP OF THE FISH AND THEIR HABITATS
NEW YORK native fishes
Over 165 fish species inhabit New York’s estimated 7,500 lakes and ponds and 70,000 miles of rivers and streams. New York is home to numerous species of freshwater, saltwater, and diadromous fish. This includes brook trout (the official State Freshwater Fish), lake trout, creek chub, fallfish, golden shiner, several species of dace, pumpkinseed sunfish, white perch, yellow perch, walleye, blue walleye, chain pickerel, grass pickerel, northern pike, white bass, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, rock bass, white crappie, black crappie, bowfin, paddlefish (Allegheny River), brown bullhead, channel catfish, landlocked salmon (Lake Ontario), striped bass (the official State Saltwater Fish), American shad, hickory shad, blueback herring, Atlantic herring, Atlantic sturgeon, lake sturgeon, shortnose sturgeon, American eel, as well as a remnant population of sea-run brook trout.
status, threats, and conservation
New York has 19 native fish species that are currently listed as endangered or threatened at the state or federal level. Several others are Species of Special Concern. Bluebreast darter, deepwater sculpin, gilt darter, pugnose shiner, round whitefish, shortnose sturgeon (federal ESA listed), silver chub, and spoonhead sculpin are Endangered. Banded sunfish, eastern sand darter, gravel chub, lake chubsucker, lake sturgeon, longear sunfish, longhead darter, mooneye, mud sunfish, spotted darter, and swamp darter are Threatened. Black redhorse, ironcolor shiner, mountain brook lamprey, redfin shiner, streamline chub, are Species of Special Concern. While those found in Hudson Bay are the most stable, Atlantic sturgeon are listed as Endangered at the federal level across much of their range. The threats to New York’s wild native fishes are similar to those found elsewhere, and include nonnative fish introductions, stocking, angler exploitation, and habitat degradation.
new YORK nfc board
Below is our New York State Board. This dedicated group of volunteers are our "boots on the ground" in New York, home to untold miles of river and stream, numerous lakes and ponds, and a number of wild native fish species.
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Below is our New York Advisory Council. This group of volunteers represents a veritable all-star team of subject matter expertise and hands-on experience. They work with the New York board to help identify areas in need of attention, while providing technical assistance.
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SCOTT DASKIEWICH was born and raised in the southern Tug…