Canada has a long and illustrious history in fisheries science and management. Indeed, many scientific discoveries, assessment tools, and even contemporary management strategies can be attributed to Canadian fisheries professionals. The Canadian Aquatic Resources Section of the American Fisheries Society has launched a program called “Legends of Canadian Fisheries Science and Management”. Read more
Online public consultation marks the first step in following through with the commitment to restore lost protections and incorporate modern safeguards
Ottawa, Ontario – Thriving fish populations and healthy fish habitat are vital to the well-being of Canadian society. The Government of Canada is inviting Canadians to join in a conversation about the protections needed to ensure our fish have a healthy environment to live, feed and reproduce, and healthy corridors to migrate between these places. Read more
The 2015 Outstanding Science Paper of the Year Award has been awarded to Assessing Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Growth-Accelerated Genetically Engineered Fishes (http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biv068), authored by Dr. Robert Devlin (Research Scientist, Pacific Region), Dr. L. Fredrik Sundström (Uppsala University, Sweden) and Dr. Rosalind Leggatt (Visiting Scientist, Pacific Region). This paper was published in BioScience in June 2015. Read more
Canada has a long and illustrious history in fisheries science and management. Indeed, many scientific discoveries, assessment tools, and even contemporary management strategies can be attributed to Canadian fisheries professionals. The Canadian Aquatic Resources Section of the American Fisheries Society has launched a program called “Legends of Canadian Fisheries Science and Management”. Read more
The 2014 DFO Outstanding Scientific Paper of the Year is Bycatch, bait, anglers, and roads: quantifying vector activity and propagule introduction risk across lake ecosystems (https://doi.org/10.1890/13-0541.1), co-authored by Dr. D. Andrew R. Drake and Dr. Nicholas E. Mandrak. The article was published in Ecological Applications.
Two Asian Grass Carp have been found within a contained pond in Tommy Thompson Park along Toronto’s Waterfront. Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA) staff discovered the first live Grass Carp Monday, July 27 while relocating fish from the pond as part of the construction of a nine hectare wetland.
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In April 2015, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry launched the Provincial Fish Strategy, Fish for the Future, to provide up-to-date direction for the management of Ontario’s fish, fisheries and supporting ecosystems. The Strategy was developed through extensive input and the engagement of Aboriginal communities, agency partners and key stakeholders. Read more
The Ontario Chapter was saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. William Beverley (Bev) Scott on Monday, August 18, 2014. Bev was a strong supporter of the American Fisheries Society and the Ontario Chapter and had just turned 97 in July. Dr. Scott was curator of ichthyology at the Royal Ontario Museum from 1950 to about 1974 and coauthored Freshwater Fishes of Canada with Dr. E.J. Crossman. A video entitled Scott and Crossman: The Freshwater Fishes of Canada is available for viewing on the science.gc.ca website. Bev was also recently featured in a video prepared by an EVC student, Vanessa Minke-Martin (see History within History). Dr. Scott’s work was also featured in a DFO Science and Research article: Not the Retiring Kind: Scientist emeritus Bev Scott. William Beverley Scott’s biography, written by David G. Smith of the Smithsonian Institution, was published in Copeia, 2006(2), pp. 307-315. A brief obituary and service details are posted at the Stoddart Funeral Home Book of Memories.
During the 144th American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting in Québec City, the Canadian Aquatic Resources Section (CARS) announced the inaugural inductees to the new “Legends of Canadian Fisheries Science and Management”. Read more
The Ontario Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (AFS-OC) Executive Committee has provided comments on the draft Provincial Fish Strategy prepared by the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR). “Ontario’s Provincial Fish Strategy: Fish for the Future” is a guiding document for managing fisheries resources in Ontario. It identifies provincial fisheries goals and objectives and tactics to achieve them. The main purposes of the strategy are to improve the conservation and management of Ontario’s fisheries resources; and to encourage fishing as an activity that contributes to the individual well-being and the social, cultural and economic well-being of communities in Ontario. View AFS-OC Comments.
15th International Congress on the Biology of Fish – June 23-27, 2024April 16, 2024 - 15:09
2024 ROM Fish Identification Workshops – April 16-May 3February 1, 2024 - 21:04
67th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research – May 20-24, 2024January 2, 2024 - 09:13
154th American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting – September 15-19, 2024November 17, 2023 - 10:28
NRTG Natural Resource TrainingJuly 11, 2020 - 20:32Welcome back for another #identifriday ! Can you guess this common fish with all its beautiful colour variations? #ontario #fish #fishspecies #americanfisheriessociety
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This #FishFactFriday is about a fierce fish and their movement in agricultural drainage ditches.
#freshwater #fish #ecology #freshwaterecology #biodiversity #anthropogenicactivities #SpeciesofSpecialConcern #GrassPickerel
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