Entries by Robert

News – Registration Now Open for Canada Water Agency National and Regional Freshwater Policy Forums

Registration Now Open for Canada Water Agency National and Regional Freshwater Policy Forums The Government of Canada is creating a new Canada Water Agency to work together with the provinces, territories, Indigenous communities, local authorities, scientists and others to find the best ways to keep our water safe, clean and well-managed. In December 2020, the Canada Water […]

News – DFO Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Program

Over the coming months DFO’s Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Program will be seeking input from Indigenous Peoples, governments and regulators, the regulated community and conservation groups to modernize or develop new policies, frameworks, instruments and guidance to further implement the fish and fish habitat protection provisions of the modernized Fisheries Act. Please visit the FFHPP […]

The history of the Atlantic Salmon in Lake Ontario

AUTHOR(S): John R. Dymond, Hugh H. MacKay, Mary E. Burridge, Erling Holm, and Phillip W. Bird CITATION: Dymond J.R., H.H. MacKay, M.E. Burridge, E. Holm, and P.W. Bird. 2019. The history of the Atlantic Salmon in Lake Ontario. Aquat. Ecosyst. Health Manage. 22(3):305–315. https://doi.org/10.1080/14634988.2019.1641044

Invasive Fish Species: A Quick Reference Guide

The Invasive Fish 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.

Freshwater Fishes of North America: Volume 2: Characidae to Poeciliidae

Edited by Melvin L. Warren Jr. and Brooks M. Burr with Anthony A. Echelle, Bernard R. Kuhajda, and Stephen T. Ross. Illustrated by Joseph R. Tomellerii. 2020 Published by: Johns Hopkins University Press The highly anticipated second volume of Freshwater Fishes of North America, a monumental, fully illustrated reference that provides comprehensive details on the […]

Ontario’s Sustainable Bait Management Strategy

Province releases sustainable bait management strategy A decision was made on June 17, 2020 to proceed with Ontario’s Sustainable Bait Management Strategy. Following a 45-day comment period, as well as feedback received from previous engagement throughout the Bait Policy Review process, revisions were made to the draft strategy to create a revised Sustainable Bait Management Strategy. […]

A Brief History of Fisheries in Canada

AUTHOR(S): Rowshyra A. Castañeda, Colleen M. M. Burliuk, John M. Casselman, Steven J. Cooke, Karen M. Dunmall, L. Scott Forbes, Caleb T. Hasler, Kimberly L. Howland, Jeffrey A. Hutchings, Geoff M. Klein, Vivian M. Nguyen, Michael H. H. Price, Andrea J. Reid, James D. Reist, John D. Reynolds, Alexander Van Nynatten and Nicholas E. Mandrak […]