Draft Compatibility Determination for Fishing, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

Fishing (non-commercial) - The harvest of fish, shellfish, or other aquatic organisms for recreational purposes and/or personal consumption (includes collection of bait for personal use).
The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) proposes to continue to allow fishing (non-commercial) on Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. It is a priority public use of the National Wildlife Refuge System under the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee) and the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–57).

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Swans at sunset on water surrounded by mountains at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge lies in Northern Utah, where the Bear River flows into the Northeast arm of the Great Salt Lake. On the ancestral homelands of the Shoshone, Paiute, Bannock, and Ute people, known as the Newe or Meme (the People), the Refuge protects the marshes found at the mouth...
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