Fish and Wildlife manages more than 640 fish and wildlife species and 150 species of commercially and recreationally valuable fish. The agency also manages nearly 100 hatcheries and rearing ponds; 840,000 acres of wildlife habitat, and 583 lakes, streams and other water access sites. Each year, the department licenses about 1.3 million sports anglers, nearly 7,000 commercial fishers and approximately 260,000 hunters.

Fish License Statistics
Fishing licenses sold in 1996:

Gamefish	596,898
Foodfish	358,954
Steelhead	89,393
Shellfish	248,624
Total	1,939,138

Game License Statistics
Hunting licenses sold in 1996: