Entries by Robert

North American minnows are no longer Cyprinids

January 28, 2020 in /by

Most minnows native to North America are now considered family Leuciscidae (minnows). Family Cyprinidae (carps) includes Common Carp and Goldfish. Grass Carp, Silver Carp, Bighead Carp and Black Carp are family Xenocyprinidae (East Asian minnows). Recent phylogenetic analyses have resulted in several sub-families being recognized as full families. See Phylogenetic classification of bony fishes (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-017-0958-3), Phylogenetic […]

Reflections on the Legends of Canadian Fisheries Science and Management

January 27, 2020 in /by

AUTHOR(S): Caleb T. Hasler, Graham D. Raby, Emmanuelle Chrétien, Margot Stockwell, Steven J. Cooke, Erin Rechisky, David W. Welch, Natalie M. Sopinka and Nicholas E. Mandrak CITATION: Hasler C.T., G.D. Raby, E. Chrétien, M. Stockwell, S.J. Cooke, E. Rechisky, D.W. Welch, N.M. Sopinka and N.E. Mandrak. 2019. Reflections on the Legends of Canadian Fisheries Science […]

Volume XVIII, Issue II – The Lateral Line

December 5, 2019 in /by

HIGHLIGHTS: President’s Message – Dan Moore; 2020 AFS-OC AGM Notice and Call for Presenters; Student Subunit Update; E.J. Crossman Award: Looking Back and Reconnecting with Awardees – Warren Dunlop; Ontario’s’ only asexual clonal fish hybrid – Kathryn Peiman; Fish Focus – Green Sunfish, Silver Shiner; Tubenose Goby in Lake Ontario; Ranavirus in the Credit River watershed; Book Review – The Marsh Builders: The Fight for Clean Water, Wetlands, and Wildlife; Book Review – From Catastrophe to recovery: Stories of Fishery Management Success

New Proposal to Protect Ontario’s Waters and Fisheries

October 8, 2019 in /by

Province releases draft bait management strategy “Our government is committed to protecting Ontario’s vibrant fisheries and the industries that rely on them by reducing the risk of spreading aquatic invasive species and fish diseases,” Minister Yakabuski said. “We are aiming for a policy that protects our lakes and rivers while minimizing the impact on anglers […]

A modernized Fisheries Act for Canada

September 17, 2019 in /by

On June 21, 2019 Canada modernized the Fisheries Act. On August 28th, 2019 provisions of the new Fisheries Act came into force including new protections for fish and fish habitat in the form of standards, codes of practice, and guidelines for projects near water. Changes to the Fisheries Act will help: restore protections for fish […]

TRCA Technical Training

July 11, 2019 in /by

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) provides Ontario Stream Assessment Protocol (OSAP) courses and other technical training opportunities to help transfer knowledge to partners and peers, and to help improve the accuracy and standardization of ecological data collected in regional watersheds. See current Technical Training opportunities.

Volume XVIII, Issue I – The Lateral Line

June 28, 2019 in /by

HIGHLIGHTS: President’s Message – Jan Moryk, 2019 AFS-OC AGM, Student Subunit Update, One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish – Will Jarvis, Ontario’s silver Lake Trout – Chris Wilson, Fish Focus – Brook Silverside, ROM Tour, Electrofishing and Breathable Waders – Patrick Cooney, Book Review – Immersion: The Science and Mystery of Freshwater Mussels, 2019 AFS-OC AGM Sponsors

App – EDDMapS Ontario

May 6, 2019 in /by

The EDDMapS Ontario app brings the power of EDDMapS to your smartphone. Now you can submit invasive species observations directly with your smartphone from the field. These reports are uploaded to EDDMapS and e-mailed directly to verifiers for review. Compatible with iOS devices, the EDDMApS Ontario App is free to download from the App Store. […]

Tench captured in Bay of Quinte

January 28, 2019 in /by

Tench (tinca tinca) are native to Europe and western Asia, and were introduced to North America in the late 19th century for use as a food and sport fish. In eastern Canada, Tench were illegally imported from Germany to a Quebec fish farm in the late 1980s and had escaped into the Richelieu River by […]