16 U.S.C. § 941d: Goals of United States Fish and Wildlife Service programs related to Great Lakes fish and wildlife resources

Restoring and maintaining self-sustaining fish and wildlife resources. Minimizing the impacts of contaminants on fishery and wildlife resources. Protecting, maintaining, and, where degraded and destroyed, restoring fish and wildlife habitat, including the enhancement and creation of wetlands that result in a net gain in the amount of those habitats. Stopping illegal activities adversely impacting fishery and wildlife resources. Restoring threatened and endangered species to viable, self-sustaining levels. Protecting, managing, and conserving migratory birds.