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Goal 1 (Habitat). Improve the aqua c habitat environment in methods which will enhance the
capacity of a waterbody to produce and sustain spor ish.
Goal 2 (Preven on). Prevent or reduce the expansion of an organism harmful to the aqua c
environment or chemically renovate the waterbody.
Goal 3 (Access). Improve angler and boater access.
Goal 4 (Evalua on). Evaluate past projects to determine their effec veness or conduct study for
future project design.
A priority for the Aqua c Habitat and Angler Access Plan has always been to conduct
projects throughout the state where needed, regardless of ownership and waterbody type. A
variety of en es own and operate recrea onal facili es (and associated waterbodies) across
the state providing opportuni es to build partnerships across governing boundaries (city,
county, state, and federal etc.) to provide quality opportuni es to anglers where they fish.
Addi onally, Nebraska anglers are an extremely diverse group and o en categorized by the fish
species they prefer to catch, how they fish (boat/shore) and the type of waterbody they prefer
to fish (stream, river, sandpit, reservoir, large lake, small pond, Sandhills lake, etc.). The Aqua c
Habitat program has developed a high degree of angler support across the state by the
diversifica on of the projects completed across all these waterbody types and forging
rela onships with the diverse governing bodies. From 1997 through 2024, the Aqua c Habitat
Program has improved angler access and aqua c habitat at 135 loca ons at a cost of
$112,500,000 with the assistance of 91 different funding partners.
