AUTHOR(S): Trevor J. Krabbenhoft, Bonnie J. E. Myers, Jesse P. Wong, Cindy Chu, Ralph W. Tingley, Jeffrey A. Falke, Thomas J. Kwak, Craig P. Paukert and Abigail J. Lynch CITATION: Krabbenhoft, T. J., B. J. E. Myers, J. Wong, C. Chu, R. Tingley III, J. A. Falke, T. J. Kwak, C. P. Paukert, A. J. […]
Consultation: Ontario Conservation Authorities The Province is reviewing the Conservation Authorities Act to define the core mandate of conservation authorities and their programs and services. Feedback is requested to help improve the overall governance, oversight and accountability of conservation authorities to protect and preserve Ontario’s natural spaces. See https://www.ontario.ca/page/consultation-ontario-conservation-authorities for more information.
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 […]
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 […]
AUTHOR(S): Henry A. Regier CITATION: Regier. H.A. 1971. Mary, Mephistopheles, Machiavelli, and Menhaden, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 100:4, 804-812. https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1971)100<804:MMMAM>2.0.CO;2
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
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 […]
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 […]
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) provides Ontario Stream Assessment Protocol (OSAP) courses and other technical training opportunities (including Ontario fish identification and class 2 backpack electrofishing certification) 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.
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
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/
