Entries by Robert

Nile Tilapia Captured in the Grand River

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 […]

AFS Response to B.P. Oil Spill

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 […]

MNR Biologist Inducted into Muskies Canada Hall of Fame

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 […]

AFS-OC Voices Concern Regarding Asian Carp

The Ontario Chapter of the American Fisheries Society has sent letters to the Minister of Natural Resources, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Commander of US Army Corp of Engineers, voicing our concern regarding the potential for Asian Carp to invade the Great Lakes Basin via the Chicago Shipping Canal.

Chain Pickerel Expanding into Ontario

The native range of this southern cousin of the Northern Pike is expanding into Ontario. On September 16, 2009, a MNR field crew identified a Chain Pickerel (Esox niger) captured during routine gill-netting operations in the Thousand Islands area of the upper St. Lawrence River. The fish was 58 cm long and weighed approximately 1.4 […]

Volume IX, Issue II

President’s Message – Jon Clayton, Introductory Bioengineering Course – Andrea Hibbert, The View from Up Here – Bill Gardner, Student Subunit News

Volume IX, Issue I

President’s Message – Jon Clayton, AFS 2008 Financial Overview – Jack Imhof, 2009 Tri-Chapter Meeting – Jon Clayton, AFS 2008 Award Winners – Jon Clayton