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. […]
HIGHLIGHTS: President’s Message – Craig Paterson; AFS-OC AGMs – 2020 Synopsis, 2021 Synopsis and Posters; Student Subunit Update – Alice Abrams; Fish Focus – Golden Redhorse – Siobhan Ewert; Anishinabek News – The Secrets of the Mnjikaning Fish Weirs – Laurie LeClair; Fish Species Complexity – A Tale of Two Rivers – Brian Morrison; E.J. Crossman Award: Looking Back and Reconnecting with Awardees – Warren Dunlop; Book Review – Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone – Heather Cray; Fish Photography – Craig Paterson, Kyle Swanson; FishCAST – Craig Paterson
AUTHOR(S): Laura C. Third, David R. Browne and Nicolas W. R. Lapointe CITATION: Third L.C., D.R. Browne and N.W.R. Lapointe. 2021. Project Review Under Canada’s 2012 Fisheries Act: Risky Business for Fisheries Protection. Fisheries 46(6)288-297. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10594
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/
