• About the Library
The Fisheries Division Library, located at the Institute for Fisheries Research, was established in 1930 to service the fisheries biologists of the Michigan Department of Conservation. The library now serves the fisheries biologists of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and also University of Michigan faculty, staff, and students of the School of Natural Resources and Environment and the Exhibit Museum of Natural History. The collection now consists of over 700 books, thousands of reports and reprints from around the world, and several journal, magazine, and newsletter subscriptions.

• Fisheries Research Reports
The Research Report series contains the results of substantial research and study conducted by Fisheries Division staff. The reports may cover such topics as experimental investigations of fisheries issues, analysis of long-term observations of fish communities and habitats, analysis of catch data, or the results of comprehensive life history studies.

• Fisheries Technical Reports
Fisheries Technical Reports contain the results of population monitoring, techniques, management experiences, and reviews that are of interest statewide.

• Fisheries Special/Management Reports
Fisheries Special/Management Reports are substantial reports that deal with current topics of concern to the division and of general interest to other agencies and the public. In 1990 the series title was changed from Fisheries Management Report to Fisheries Special Report.

• Status of the Fishery Resource Reports
Status of the Fishery Resource Reports contain the results of major fisheries surveys of Michigan lakes and rivers. Each report briefly describes the environment, the fishery resource and the management direction for the water body. Tables summarize information on the fish species found. Full-text versions of Status Reports are now available!

• Fisheries Division Reprints
Fisheries Division Reprints are copies of articles written by Fisheries Division staff that have been printed in journals, magazines, or the publications of other institutions i.e., Great Lakes Fishery Commission.

• Application of Land Use to Fisheries Management in Michigan (1953) 

• Coregonid Fishes of the Great Lakes by Walter Koelz (1927)

• Department of Conservation Biennial Fisheries Division Reports

• Early History Fisheries Great Lakes 1892 

• Ecological Study on the Fishes of Douglas Lake 

• Fish Culture in Michigan (1893) 

• Fisheries Division Centennial Report 1873-1973 

• Fisheries of the Great Lakes Part XIV 

• Fisheries of the Great Lakes Part XVII 

• Fishing Grounds of the Great Lakes 

• Fishing Industry of the Great Lakes by Walter Koelz (1926)

• Glossary of Terms 

• History of Salmon in the Great Lakes (1850-1970) 

• Inception of Fish Cultural Work in the US with a Brief Outline of Operations in MI by Miss Stilwell 1919 

• Lake Michigan: Salmon Help to Redress teh Balance 1968 

• Michigan Commercial Fishing Movie from the Archives of Michigan

• Michigan Fish Commission Biennal Reports

• Michigan's Great Lakes Trout and Salmon Fishery 1969-1972 

• Migrations of Trout in Michigan Shown by Tagging Experiments 1929 

• Notes on the History of Brook Trout in Michigan 1925 

• Observations on the Fishes of Houghton County 

• Rainbow Trout in Michigan 1909 

• Report Great Lakes Fisheries 1871-1872 

• Results of the Shiras Expedition to Whitefish Point,MI: Fishes 

• The American Fur Company's Fishing Enterprises on Lake Superior 

• The Capture and Marketing of Carp (1918) 

• The Grayling in Michigan 

• U.S. Fish Commission Annual Reports from 1871 to 1979

• 2006-07 RESIN Resource Inventory (F-81-R-8)

• 2006-07 EEMO Experiments, Evaluations, and Model Development (F-80-R-8)