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
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission today received a much-anticipated report assessing the risk of Bighead and Silver Carps to the Great Lakes. The risk assessment concluded that these two species of Asian carps pose a substantial risk to the Great Lakes if they become established. While the arrival of Asian carps into the Great Lakes is looming, the establishment and the resulting ecosystem damage is not a foregone conclusion if governments take additional action. Read more
The Ontario Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (AFS-OC) has sent an Open Letter to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans to convey concerns regarding the proposed approach to revise the Fisheries Act and other environmental legislation in Bill C-38. In addition, views regarding decisions to close the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) and the elimination of the National Round Table on Environment and Economy (NRTEE) were expressed. Copies of the letter have also been sent to Fisheries Critics for the New Democratic Party (Fin Donnelly), Liberal Party (Lawrence MacAulay), and Green Party (Janice Harvey). Read more
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/
