The Ontario Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (AFS-OC) has provided comments on the Recovery Strategy and Action Plan for the Redside Dace (Clinostomus elongatus) in Canada prepared by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). Although the comment period for the Recovery Strategy has passed, it is hoped that this information will be used to update […]
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
The AFS-OC would like to express its concern with the December 20, 2023 proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) which will impact Redside Dace in Ontario. As a result we have drafted a letter expressing our concerns, questions and potential solutions to alert our […]
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 […]
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
Several changes to Ontario fish names have occurred according to Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. 8th Edition. For details see Changes to Fish Names 2023.
Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, 8th edition (DOI: https://doi.org/10.47886/9781934874691) provides an up-to-date checklist of common and scientific names for all described and taxonomically valid fish species living in freshwaters and marine waters of North America. This eighth edition reflects taxonomic changes that have occurred since 2013 and is […]
The monitoring season for Asian carps was a busy one for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and the OFAH Invading Species Awareness Program (ISAP), with three Grass Carp captured in 2023.
Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Program (FFHPP) has posted the interim Code of Practice for Repair, maintenance and construction of docks, moorings and boathouses on Talk Fish Habitat, and it is now open for comment. The interim code is available now for use this season. However, an analysis and review of feedback received will be […]
The Mid-Canada Chapter of the AFS presents a seminar featuring Doug Watkinson from Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Doug will be discussing his work on species at risk in the Milk River, Alberta. The seminar is on Nov 27 at 2:00 pm Central.
Register at
https://midcanada.fisheries.org/mcc-seminar-doug-watkinson/
