Entries by Robert

Spotted Gar Found in East Lake

January 23, 2009 in /by

It has recently been confirmed that “an unusual fish” caught by commercial fisherman David Baverstock in the Fairfields Cove (Cove Beach) area of East Lake, Prince Edward County  (Lake Ontario, Bay of Quinte area) in 2008, was a Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus). This species is designated as “Threatened” by both the Federal and Provincial Species […]

Eels on Wheels

November 14, 2008 in /by

An article entitled “Eels on Wheels” in the December 2008 issue of the Walrus, a Canadian general-interest magazine with an international outlook, features MNR biologists and their work, concerns and research surrounding declining American Eel populations.

Volume VIII, Issue III

November 1, 2008 in /by

President’s Message – Jon Clayton, 138th AFS Annual Meeting: Ottawa – Jon Clayton, AFS 2008 Bucket Raffle – Jack Imhof and Lynn Bouvier, 2008 AFS-OC AGM – Jon Clayton

Volume VIII, Issue II

May 1, 2008 in /by

President’s Message – Jack Imhof, AFS 2008 Update – Dave Maraldo, Fish Web Collaborative – What is it?, News – OC Member Wins Inaugural Graduate Student Leadership Award

Muskie Hatchery Stirs Interest in Aquaculture at Fleming College

March 1, 2008 in /by

No one thought that in its first year of production, a tiny 6-tank Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) research facility would produce more than 200 fall fingerlings for reintroduction into Lake Simcoe, located in southern Ontario. The research facility, which was converted from a college classroom into a hatchery, is located at Sir Sandford Fleming College (SSFC) […]

Volume VIII, Issue I

February 1, 2008 in /by

President’s Message – Jack Imhof, AFS 2008 Update – Dave Maraldo, 2008 AFS-OC AGM – Jon Clayton, The View from Up Here – Bill Gardner

Volume VII, Issue IV

November 1, 2007 in /by

President’s Message – Jack Imhof, AFS 2008 Update – Jack Imhof, Student Subunit Update – Mary Finch, Michael Donaldson and Andrew Drake, Continuing Education – Introductory Bioengineering Course Review – Deb DePasquale

Volume VII, Issue III

September 1, 2007 in /by

President’s Message – Bill Gardner, Steaming Towards AFS 2008 – Jack Imhof, Student Subunit Update – Mary Finch, Michael Donaldson and Andrew Drake, Fish Health Update – Carp die-offs in the Kawartha Lakes Region; Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Surveillance

Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Cases Confirmed in Ontario

August 22, 2007 in /by

The Government of Canada today announced that the Great Lakes strain of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia has been detected in fish from Hamilton Harbour and the Thames River in Ontario. These two findings mark the first detections of the disease in 2007 in Canada. 

Volume VII, Issue II

May 1, 2007 in /by

President’s Message – Bill Gardner, 2007 AFS-OC Annual Meeting Synopsis – Jack Imhof, 2007 AGM Student Award Winners – Mason Marchildon and Mark Poos, Member Research – “Hydrodynamic Properties of Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout Redds; The Mismeasure of Functional Diversity: The importance of choice”