This first edition of Checklist of Fishes of Thunder Bay District adds to existing checklists prepared by members of the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists (TBFN) covering other vertebrate taxa (mammals, birds, reptiles & amphibians), as well vascular plants, butterflies, and odonates. As with these other checklists, it covers the official judicial District of Thunder Bay which extends from the eastern border of Quetico Provincial Park east to White River, and from the international border north to Lake St. Joseph and the Albany River. Much of the District (60%) is within the Great Lakes watershed, with the remaining draining into the Arctic Ocean either north via the Hudson Bay Lowlands, or west via Rainy Lake/Lake of the Woods and the Nelson River watershed.
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With an area of 722 km2 and inflow from 35 major rivers and streams, Lake Simcoe is an important source of biodiversity for the southern Ontario region. The lake and surrounding watershed, which span across 20 municipalities, are home to a wide variety of aquatic and non-aquatic life, including 75 species of warm and coldwater fish, and many provincially rare species-at-risk.
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Invasive Aquatic Plant Species: A Quick Reference Guide was compiled and written by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters Invading Species Awareness Program. Support for the development of this guide was provided by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.
This publication is available for download in PDF format.
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AUTHOR(S): Cody J. Dey, Adam I. Rego, Michael J. Bradford, Keith D. Clarke, Katherine McKercher, Neil J. Mochnacz, Alex de Paiva, Karin Ponader, Lisa Robichaud, Amanda K. Winegardner, Court Berryman, Paul J. Blanchfield, Christine M. Boston, Doug Braun, Jacob W. Brownscombe, Christopher Burbidge, Stuart Campbell, Alicia Cassidy, Cindy Chu, Steven J. Cooke, Daniel Coombs, Jenie Cooper, Allen Curry, Maja Cvetkovic, Andréanne Demers, Margaret Docker, Andrea Doherty, Susan E. Doka, Karen Dunmall, Brie Edwards, Eva C. Enders, Neil Fisher, Marika Gauthier-Ouellet, William Glass, Les N. Harris, Caleb Hasler, Jaclyn Hill, Scott G. Hinch, Emma E. Hodgson, Jason Hwang, Ken M. Jeffries, Lonnie King, Rick Kiriluk, Rob Knight, Alex Levy, Jennifer MacDonald, Rob Mackereth, Rob McLaughlin, Charles K. Minns, Jonathan W. Moore, Karine Nantel, Chantal Nessman, Claude Normand, Constance M. O’Connor, Joclyn Paulic, Laura Phalen, John Post, Thomas C. Pratt, Scott M. Reid, C. Alwyn Rose, Jordan Rosenfeld, Karen E. Smokorowski, Darrin Sooley, Mark K. Taylor, Jason Treberg, Jacques Trottier, Tyler D. Tunney, Marie-Pierre Veilleux, Doug A. Watkinson, Dean Watts, Karen Winfield, Jacob P. Ziegler, Jonathan D. Midwood, and Marten A. Koops
CITATION:
Dey, C.J., A.I. Rego, M.J. Bradford, K.D. Clarke, K. McKercher, N.J. Mochnacz, A. de Paiva, K. Ponader, L. Robichaud, A.K. Winegardner, C. Berryman, P.J. Blanchfield, C.M. Boston, D. Braun, J.W. Brownscombe, C. Burbidge, S. Campbell, A. Cassidy, C. Chu, S.J. Cooke, D. Coombs, J. Cooper, A. Curry, M. Cvetkovic, A. Demers, M. Docker, A. Doherty, S.E. Doka, K. Dunmall, B. Edwards, E.C. Enders, N. Fisher, M. Gauthier-Ouellet, W. Glass, L.N. Harris, C. Hasler, J. Hill, S.G. Hinch, E.E. Hodgson, J. Hwang, K.M. Jeffries, L. King, R. Kiriluk, R. Knight, A. Levy, J. MacDonald, R. Mackereth, R. McLaughlin, C.K. Minns, J.W. Moore, K. Nantel, C. Nessman, C. Normand, C.M. O’Connor, J. Paulic, L. Phalen, J. Post, T.C. Pratt, S.M. Reid, C.A. Rose, J. Rosenfeld, K.E. Smokorowski, D. Sooley, M.K. Taylor, J. Treberg, J. Trottier, T.D. Tunney, M-P. Veilleux, D.A. Watkinson, D. Watts, K. Winfield, J.P. Ziegler, J.D. Midwood, and M.A. Koops. 2021. Research priorities for the management of freshwater fish habitat in Canada. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2021-0002
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The Canada-Ontario Agreement on Great Lakes Water Quality and Ecosystem Health is the federal-provincial agreement that supports the restoration and protection of the Great Lakes basin ecosystem. The Agreement outlines how the governments of Canada and Ontario will cooperate and coordinate their efforts to restore, protect and conserve the Great Lakes basin ecosystem. It is the means by which Canadian federal departments interact with the Ontario provincial ministries to help meet Canada’s obligations under the Canada-US Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA).
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AUTHOR(S): Caleb T. Hasler, Jack G. Imhof, Nicolas W. Lapointe and Serge Metikosh
CITATION:
Hasler, C.T., J.G. Imhof, N.W. Lapointe, and S. Metikosh. 2021. Regaining Lost Protections: Status of the Revisions to the Canadian Fisheries Act. Fisheries. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10614
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Guidance on the Use of Targeted Environmental DNA (eDNA) Analysis for the Management of Aquatic Invasive Species and Species at Risk
By Cathryn Abbott, Mark Coulson, Nellie Gagné, Anaïs Lacoursière‐Roussel, Geneviève J. Parent, Robert Bajno, Charise Dietrich and Shannan May-McNally.
Analysis of DNA from environmental samples (i.e., environmental DNA or eDNA) is increasingly being used as a non-intrusive, sensitive, and often cost-effective biological monitoring approach, either on its own or to complement other methods. Due to the numerous promising applications of eDNA, there has been significant recent growth in eDNA research and development; however, the complexity and rapid evolution of related methodologies has created challenges for resource managers when deciding how to apply eDNA technologies to inform decision making.
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AUTHOR(S): Nigel P. Lester, Steve Sandstrom, Derrick T. de Kerckhove, Kim Armstrong, Helen Ball, Jeff Amos, Tal Dunkley, Mike Rawson, Peter Addison, Alan Dextrase, Dan Taillon, Blair Wasylenko, Preston Lennox III, Henrique Corrêa Giacomini, Cindy Chu
CITATION:
Lester, N.P., S. Sandstrom, D.T. de Kerckhove, K. Armstrong, H. Ball, J. Amos, T. Dunkley, M. Rawson, P. Addison, A. Dextrase, D. Taillon, B. Wasylenko, P. Lennox III, H.C. Giacomini, and C. Chu. 2020. Standardized Broad‐Scale Management and Monitoring of Inland Lake Recreational Fisheries: An Overview of the Ontario Experience. Fisheries 46(3):107-118. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10534
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President’s Message – Craig Paterson
AFS-OC AGMs – 2020 Synopsis, 2021 Synopsis and Posters
Student Subunit Update – Alice Abrams
Fish Focus – Golden Redhorse – Siobhan Ewert
Anishinabek News – The Secrets of the Mnjikaning Fish Weirs – Laurie LeClair
Fish Species Complexity – A Tale of Two Rivers – Brian Morrison
E.J. Crossman Award: Looking Back and Reconnecting with Awardees – Warren Dunlop
Book Review – Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone – Heather Cray
Fish Photography – Craig Paterson, Kyle Swanson
FishCAST – Craig Paterson
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AUTHOR(S): Laura C. Third, David R. Browne and Nicolas W. R. Lapointe
CITATION:
Third L.C., D.R. Browne and N.W.R. Lapointe. 2021. Project Review Under Canada’s 2012 Fisheries Act: Risky Business for Fisheries Protection. Fisheries 46(6)288-297. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10594
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