The Great Lakes Fishery Commission publication of Ciscoes (Coregonus, subgenus Leucichthys) of the Great Lakes and Lake Nipigon (2016) was recently revised. The report was revised to provide corrected snout lengths for the 2015 collections of albus-like from Lakes Huron and Michigan, Appendix Tables 14 and 15. The revised report (July 2023) is available in […]
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 […]
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
Canada is surrounded by three oceans and home to more freshwater lakes and rivers than can be reasonably counted. It is therefore not surprising that Canada has a plethora of freshwater fisheries and a long history of use and innovative strategies for managing them. Freshwater Fisheries in Canada: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Resources […]
After a very successful Wave 2 Engagement, DFO’s Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Program (FFHPP) is ready to undertake the next wave of engagement. FFHPP’s Wave 3 Engagement is seeking input to continue modernizing and/or developing policies, frameworks, instruments, and guidance to further implement the fish and fish habitat protection provisions of the Fisheries Act. A […]
HIGHLIGHTS: President’s Message – Zachery Wells; Ontario Freshwater Fishes Life History Database – Celebrates 20 years online; Student Subunit Update – Student Executive biographies
Fish Species Complexity – Light as guidance for out-migrating American Eel; AFS-OC response to proposed Bill 23; Invasive Carp Information; ROM Science Communication – Claire Marshall; ROM Field Trip – Nathan Lujan; Book Review – Sentient: How Animals Illuminate the Wonder of Our Human Senses – Tony Gaston; AFS-OC In-stream Workday – Sarah Steele; Fish Focus – Northern Hog Sucker – Siobhan Ewert
The Ontario Chapter of the American Fisheries Society has sent an open letter to Hon. Steve Clark, Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, voicing our concern regarding Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022. Copies of the letter have also been sent to Hon. Graydon Smith, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Hon. […]
Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Program (FFHPP) Codes of Practice specify procedures, practices or standards for avoiding the death of fish or the harmful alteration, disruption or destruction of fish habitat. This is in relation to works, undertakings and activities during various phases of their life cycle, such as construction, operation, maintenance or decommissioning.
Pacific salmon are of immense cultural, ecological and economic importance to the west coast of North America. They are the most commonly seen fish on the western side of North America but identifying among the seven species is difficult for most of their life stages. Two salmon researchers have worked extensively in the field with […]
Sander Oken 1817 (Percidae) is the Valid Generic Name for Walleye, Sauger, and European Pikeperches: A Response to Bruner (2021) AUTHORS: Christopher Scharpf, The ETYFish Project, 4102 Westview Road, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA. chris@etyfish.org; Ronald Fricke, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Stuttgart, Germany. ronald.fricke@smns-bw.de CITATION: Scharpf C. and R. Fricke. 2021. Sander Oken 1817 (Percidae) is […]
