The Aquatic Ecosystem Classification (AEC) is a science-based tool used to classify Ontario’s rivers and streams based on their physical attributes (e.g., water temperature, turbidity, channel slope, upstream drainage area). The AEC reduces the complexity of these vast aquatic networks in Ontario by using consistent and quantitative methods to build a standardized data foundation that […]
After a very successful Wave One Engagement, DFO’s Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Program (FFHPP) is ready to undertake the next wave of engagement. FFHPP’s Wave Two 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. The […]
This first edition of Checklist of Fishes of Thunder Bay District adds to existing checklists prepared by members of the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists (TBFN) covering other vertebrate taxa (mammals, birds, reptiles & amphibians), as well vascular plants, butterflies, and odonates. As with these other checklists, it covers the official judicial District of Thunder Bay […]
With an area of 722 km2 and inflow from 35 major rivers and streams, Lake Simcoe is an important source of biodiversity for the southern Ontario region. The lake and surrounding watershed, which span across 20 municipalities, are home to a wide variety of aquatic and non-aquatic life, including 75 species of warm and coldwater […]
Invasive Aquatic Plant Species: A Quick Reference Guide was compiled and written by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters Invading Species Awareness Program. Support for the development of this guide was provided by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. This publication is available for download in PDF format.
AUTHOR(S): Cody J. Dey, Adam I. Rego, Michael J. Bradford, Keith D. Clarke, Katherine McKercher, Neil J. Mochnacz, Alex de Paiva, Karin Ponader, Lisa Robichaud, Amanda K. Winegardner, Court Berryman, Paul J. Blanchfield, Christine M. Boston, Doug Braun, Jacob W. Brownscombe, Christopher Burbidge, Stuart Campbell, Alicia Cassidy, Cindy Chu, Steven J. Cooke, Daniel Coombs, Jenie […]
The Canada-Ontario Agreement on Great Lakes Water Quality and Ecosystem Health is the federal-provincial agreement that supports the restoration and protection of the Great Lakes basin ecosystem. The Agreement outlines how the governments of Canada and Ontario will cooperate and coordinate their efforts to restore, protect and conserve the Great Lakes basin ecosystem. It is […]
AUTHOR(S): Caleb T. Hasler, Jack G. Imhof, Nicolas W. Lapointe and Serge Metikosh CITATION: Hasler, C.T., J.G. Imhof, N.W. Lapointe, and S. Metikosh. 2021. Regaining Lost Protections: Status of the Revisions to the Canadian Fisheries Act. Fisheries. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10614
Guidance on the Use of Targeted Environmental DNA (eDNA) Analysis for the Management of Aquatic Invasive Species and Species at Risk By Cathryn Abbott, Mark Coulson, Nellie Gagné, Anaïs Lacoursière‐Roussel, Geneviève J. Parent, Robert Bajno, Charise Dietrich and Shannan May-McNally. Analysis of DNA from environmental samples (i.e., environmental DNA or eDNA) is increasingly being used […]
AUTHOR(S): Nigel P. Lester, Steve Sandstrom, Derrick T. de Kerckhove, Kim Armstrong, Helen Ball, Jeff Amos, Tal Dunkley, Mike Rawson, Peter Addison, Alan Dextrase, Dan Taillon, Blair Wasylenko, Preston Lennox III, Henrique Corrêa Giacomini, Cindy Chu CITATION: Lester, N.P., S. Sandstrom, D.T. de Kerckhove, K. Armstrong, H. Ball, J. Amos, T. Dunkley, M. Rawson, P. […]
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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