Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, 7th edition

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Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, 7th edition (https://doi.org/10.47886/9781934874318) provides an accurate, up-to-date checklist of common and scientific names for all described and taxonomically valid fish species living in fresh and marine waters of North America. This edition reflects numerous taxonomic changes that have occurred since 2004 and includes 3,875 species and 260 families. Provides the rationale and methodology for common name allocation, history of changes from the previous edition, and extensive references. Also includes Spanish and French names. Compiled in cooperation with the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists.

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The Management of Bait in Ontario

The Management of Bait in Ontario: A Review

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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.

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Fish and Fisheries Management in Ontario

Fish and Fisheries Management in Ontario: A Chronology of Events

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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.

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Lampreys of the World

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An annotated and illustrated catalogue of lamprey species known to date – FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes No. 5 by Claude B. Renaud of the Canadian Museum of Nature Ottawa, Canada. This catalogue provides an account for each of the 39 species. Each species account gives information on the taxonomy including synonyms, common names, diagnostic features of ammocoetes and adults (with drawings of the adult body and oral disc), habitat and biology, geographic distribution (with map), interest to fisheries and references. Read more

Fishes of Toronto

Fishes of Toronto

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Fishes of Toronto – A Guide to Their Remarkable World is part of the Biodiversity Series developed by the City of Toronto in honour of the Year of Biodiversity 2010. A number of the non-human residents of Toronto will be profiled in the Series. It is hoped that despite the severe biodiversity loss due to massive urbanization, pollution, invasive species, habitat loss and climate change, the Biodiversity Series will help to re-connect people with the natural world, and raise awareness of the seriousness that biodiversity loss represents and how it affects them directly. Read more