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    Field Operations

    The Office of Field Operations manages, develops, and coordinates the Commission’s Engineering, Fisheries, and Hatcheries programs. 

    Bureaus and Divisions 

    Bureau of Engineering (814-359-5161)

    The Bureau of Engineering directs the planning, engineering, design, construction, and maintenance of fishing and boating facilities, hatcheries, and other PFBC property. Division in the Bureau of Engineering:

    Division of Construction and Maintenance (814-359-5128)

    Bureau of Fisheries (814-359-5110)

    The Bureau of Fisheries utilizes sound science in the management and stewardship of the Commonwealth’s aquatic resources to optimize those resources and recreational sport fisheries through assessment, research, conservation, and protection of fish, reptiles, and amphibians, including threatened, endangered, and nongame species, and their habitat. Divisions in the Bureau of Fisheries:

    Division of Environmental Services (814-359-5147)                                                                   

    Division of Fisheries Management  (814-359-5110)

    Division of Habitat Management  (814-359-5110)

    Division of Aquatic Species Restoration (814-359-5166)

    Bureau of Hatcheries (814-359-5144)

    The Bureau of Hatcheries is responsible for the production and stocking of coldwater, warmwater, and coolwater fish species into the waters of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including Lake Erie. Divisions in the Bureau of Hatcheries:

    Division of Northern Hatcheries (6) (814-359-5230)

    • Corry State Fish Hatchery
    • Fairview State Fish Hatchery
    • Linesville State Fish Hatchery
    • Oswayo State Fish Hatchery
    • Pleasant Mount State Fish Hatchery
    • Tionesta State Fish Hatchery

    Division of Southern Hatcheries (6)   (814-359-5171)                                              

    • Bellefonte State Fish Hatchery
    • Benner Spring State Fish Hatchery
    • Huntsdale State Fish Hatchery
    • Pleasant Gap State Fish Hatchery
    • Tylersville State Fish Hatchery
    • Reynoldsdale State Fish Hatchery

    Division of Fish Production Services (814-353-2220)

    • Anadromous Fish Restoration Unit
    • Cooperative Nursery Unit
    • Fish Health Unit
    • Water Quality Unit