HIGHLIGHTS:
President’s Message – Ann Rocchi
2013 AFS-OC AGM Summary – Katie Easterling
Book Review – “The Great Lakes Ecosystem: Uses, Abuses and the need for a Course Correction” – Ken Minns
Featured Biologist – Chris Bunt, Biotactic Incorporated
Student Subunit Article – Caleigh Delle Palme
Newsletter Editor’s Message – Bill Gardner
The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, today confirmed a single live Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) was caught near Dunnville, Ontario in the Grand River, near Lake Erie on August 16. This specimen follows an earlier catch of a Grass Carp on April 27, 2013 in the same area. Testing has confirmed that this specimen was sterile; and, therefore, not able to reproduce. Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, today announced the test results of a single live Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) caught near Dunnville, Ontario in the Grand River, near Lake Erie. Testing has confirmed that this specimen was sterile, and therefore not able to reproduce. Read more
Several changes to Ontario fish names have occurred according to Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. 7th Edition. For details see Changes to Fish Names 2013.
This document has been prepared to assemble information on the live bait industry in Ontario prior to a policy review of live bait management in the province. Various types of live bait are described and the feasibility of aquaculture for different bait species is investigated. Licence sales, reported harvests, and economics are provided for the Ontario bait industry. Management of the Ontario bait industry is reviewed. Results of a North American jurisdictional scan on bait policies and management practices are presented. Finally, problems and issues currently facing the bait industry are identified.
This report has been prepared in an attempt to identify events of significance to fisheries managers and detail how fisheries management has evolved over the past 200 years. It is a mixture of history, anecdotes, and factual information.
HIGHLIGHTS:
President’s Message – Brian Morrison
Lake Sturgeon Movement – Kim Tremblay
Book Review – “May the Rivers Never Sleep” – Brian Morrison
Featured Institution – Carleton University – Rachel Hamilton
Student Subunit News – Lee Gutowsky
Dog River Lake Trout Expedition 2012 – Sarah Hogg
HIGHLIGHTS:
President’s Message – Brian Morrison
OFFLHD Celebrates 10 Years on the Web – Rob Eakins
Featured Biologist – Derek Parks, Parks Environmental Inc.
Student Subunit News – Lee Gutowsky
2013 AFS-OC AGM Notice & Call for Presenters
Jack Imhof received a Conservation Pioneer Award at the 19th Annual A.D. Latornell Symposium recognizing his 25 years with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), decade with Trout Unlimited Canada (TUC) as well as other academic and volunteer pursuits, including as President of the Ontario Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (AFS-OC) which included being part of the organizing committee for the 2008 AFS Annual Meeting that drew over 1,200 fisheries professionals. Read more
HIGHLIGHTS:
President’s Message – Brian Morrison
Grand River Walleye Tagging and Rehabilitation – Tom MacDougall and Kurt Oldenburg
President-Elect Candidate Biography – Ann Rocchi
Featured Institution – Trent University – Michael Fox
Student Subunit News – Lee Gutowsky
Secretary Candidate Biographies – Robin Gaspardy, Sarah Hogg
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