<P> The USFWS originated in 1871 as the United States Commission on Fish and Fisheries , more commonly referred to as the United States Fish Commission , created by the United States Congress with the purpose of studying and recommending solutions to a noted decline in the stocks of food fish . Spencer Fullerton Baird was appointed its first commissioner . In 1903 , the Fish Commission was reorganized as the United States Bureau of Fisheries . </P>
<P> The USFWS originated in 1871 as the United States Commission on Fish and Fisheries , more commonly referred to as the United States Fish Commission , created by the United States Congress with the purpose of studying and recommending solutions to a noted decline in the stocks of food fish . Spencer Fullerton Baird was appointed its first commissioner . In 1903 , the Fish Commission was reorganized as the United States Bureau of Fisheries . </P>
who started the us fish and wildlife service
who started the us fish and wildlife service
United States Congress
United States Congress