HIGHLIGHTS:
Editor’s Message – Bill Gardner
2011 AFS-OC AGM Summary
ThermoStat V2 – Nick Jones
Featured Institution – University of Windsor – Bill Glass
Student Subunit News – Caleb Hasler
News – “Big” Fish from Lake Simcoe area sets World Record – Wil Wegman
HIGHLIGHTS:
President’s Message – Silvia D’ Amelio
Contributed Article – Goulais Bay
CARS Student Colloquium at CCFFR – Caleb Hasler
The View from Up Here – Bill Gardner
Featured Biologist – Dr. Richard A. Ryder
Student Subunit News
2011 AFS-OC AGM Notice- Jon Clayton
While fishing in Lake Ontario off the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station (PNGS) this past mid-January, Oakville angler Tim Rourke landed a large “Wiper”, a cross between a White Bass (Morone chrysops) and Striped Bass (M. saxatilis). Rourke boated a 6.8 kilogram specimen of one of the province’s least-known hybrid fish on that balmy -12°C day. The warm-water discharge from the PNGS attracts a variety of species, especially in cold weather. Trout and salmon are common, but anglers can also catch bass, walleye, pike, panfish and drum. Read more
HIGHLIGHTS:
President’s Message – Silvia D’ Amelio
2010 AFS-OC AGM recap – Jon Clayton
Featured Institution – Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology
CARS Update – Caleb Hasler
Student Subunit News
News – OMNR Biologist Inducted into Muskies Canada Hall of Fame
Long Point Fish Study
When most people brag about a big fish they’ve caught, they hold their arms out wide to show just how huge their catch was. Brent Shirley caught a big fish, too – a world record breaker. But his fish would fit easily in the palm of his hand. Shirley made his record-breaking catch when he was doing fisheries monitoring work in August on the Talbot River, a tributary to Lake Simcoe. Read more
Chris Bunt of Biotactic Fish & Wildlife Research recently captured what appears to be a Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), an exotic African fish, in a fish ladder on the Grand River near Hidden Valley. It’s believed to be the first record of the species in Canada and raises the possibility the invasive fish could threaten native species. The fish has been sent to Fisheries and Oceans for testing to determine whether the 28 cm fish had been in the Grand for only a few weeks or much longer. Read more
AFS President Don Jackson has been working closely with the other AFS officers and the AFS executive director to develop a plan for responding to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. It has been sent to federal agencies. The plan (American Fisheries Society Oil Spill Initiative), in conjunction with the “President’s Hook” in the July 2010 issue of Fisheries (Vol 35 No 7), gives a framework for discussions with members of your respective subunits regarding the AFS response to the spill.
The Minister of Natural Resources has responded to Ontario Chapter concerns regarding the potential for Asian Carp to invade the Great Lakes Basin via the Chicago Shipping Canal. Read more
The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans has responded to Ontario Chapter concerns regarding the potential for Asian Carp to invade the Great Lakes Basin via the Chicago Shipping Canal. Read more
At the 2010 Muskies Canada Board of Directors annual meeting, six individuals, including MNR senior fisheries biologist Steven Kerr, were inducted into the Hall of Fame. With the exception of Steve, all were prominent, long standing members of Muskies Canada. Muskies Canada Hall of Fame Award is the club’s most prestigious award bestowed to individual members who have outstanding dedication in: science, media and club development and promotion. These members receiving this award are nominated and voted in by their peers.
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/
