If you are a fisheries biologist or a student registered in a fisheries biology program, the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), Department of Natural History, provides an opportunity to improve your fish identification skills. The workshops are designed primarily for professionals, technicians, field biologists, and environmental consultants, but other interested individuals – including university and college […]
The 2024 Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary is now available! Digital copies can be viewed online or as a PDF download. Ontario’s fishing regulations are developed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry in collaboration and consultation with Indigenous communities, recreational anglers, the tourism industry, non-government agencies and the public. Regulations are implemented to help […]
The January 2024 Mainstream Newsletter (Volume 40, Issue 1) is now available from the North Central Division website.
Ontario protects species at risk and their habitats through the Endangered Species Act, 2007 (ESA). As part of efforts to improve the effectiveness and implementation of the species at risk program, amendments are proposed to several regulations made under the ESA. Specifically, amendments are proposed in four key areas: Regulatory amendments regarding habitat protections for […]
Let’s Go for a Swim! Print and colour some aquatic species at risk in Ontario, Prairies and Arctic, including Grass Pickerel, Spotted Gar, Lake Sturgeon, Redside Dace, Bigmouth Buffalo, and more. Aquatic Species at Risk Ontario, Prairies, and Arctic The Ontario and Prairie Region of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) includes Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and […]
IAGLR 2024, Windsor, Ontario Theme “Shared Lakes: One Water, One Health“
A synopsis of the 2023 AFS-OC Annual Meeting and Conference held March 10–12, 2023, at Bayview Wildwood Resort, in Severn Bridge has been posted. See photos, poster presentations and review highlights of the event.
A link to Canadian Aquatic Barrier Database (CABD) has been added to the Links page under the Organizations / Associations category. The CABD is a standardized, curated, central, and open repository for barrier and connectivity data in Canada. It is a tool to support work in a variety of fields and sectors related to freshwater […]
Presentations from the recent AFS-OC Instream Barrier Removal Workshop – November 29, 2023 at the Tiffin Centre for Conservation, Utopia, ON are available for viewing on the Continuing Education page.
HIGHLIGHTS:
2023 AFS-OC AGM Overview; Student Subunit Update; 2022 NCD-AFS Best Chapter Communications Award; Fish Focus – Golden Redhorse – Siobhan Ewert; Pictures of Fishes – Kathryn Peiman; Book Review – Effective Conservation: Parks, Rewilding, and Local Development by Ignacio Jiménez; New Publication – Freshwater Fisheries in Canada
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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