Entries by Robert

NRTG Natural Resource Training

July 11, 2020 in /by

Natural Resources Training Group (NRTG) is a privately-registered training agency specializing in developing and delivering quality ‘hands-on’ and in-demand natural resource-related training programs (including backpack electrofishing certification). View offered Courses and Course Schedule.

Consultation: Ontario Conservation Authorities

February 17, 2020 in /by

Consultation: Ontario Conservation Authorities The Province is reviewing the Conservation Authorities Act to define the core mandate of conservation authorities and their programs and services. Feedback is requested to help improve the overall governance, oversight and accountability of conservation authorities to protect and preserve Ontario’s natural spaces. See https://www.ontario.ca/page/consultation-ontario-conservation-authorities for more information.

North American minnows are no longer Cyprinids

January 28, 2020 in /by

Most minnows native to North America are now considered family Leuciscidae (minnows). Family Cyprinidae (carps) includes Common Carp and Goldfish. Grass Carp, Silver Carp, Bighead Carp and Black Carp are family Xenocyprinidae (East Asian minnows). Recent phylogenetic analyses have resulted in several sub-families being recognized as full families. See Phylogenetic classification of bony fishes (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-017-0958-3), Phylogenetic […]

Reflections on the Legends of Canadian Fisheries Science and Management

January 27, 2020 in /by

AUTHOR(S): Caleb T. Hasler, Graham D. Raby, Emmanuelle Chrétien, Margot Stockwell, Steven J. Cooke, Erin Rechisky, David W. Welch, Natalie M. Sopinka and Nicholas E. Mandrak CITATION: Hasler C.T., G.D. Raby, E. Chrétien, M. Stockwell, S.J. Cooke, E. Rechisky, D.W. Welch, N.M. Sopinka and N.E. Mandrak. 2019. Reflections on the Legends of Canadian Fisheries Science […]

Volume XVIII, Issue II – The Lateral Line

December 5, 2019 in /by

HIGHLIGHTS: President’s Message – Dan Moore; 2020 AFS-OC AGM Notice and Call for Presenters; Student Subunit Update; E.J. Crossman Award: Looking Back and Reconnecting with Awardees – Warren Dunlop; Ontario’s’ only asexual clonal fish hybrid – Kathryn Peiman; Fish Focus – Green Sunfish, Silver Shiner; Tubenose Goby in Lake Ontario; Ranavirus in the Credit River watershed; Book Review – The Marsh Builders: The Fight for Clean Water, Wetlands, and Wildlife; Book Review – From Catastrophe to recovery: Stories of Fishery Management Success

New Proposal to Protect Ontario’s Waters and Fisheries

October 8, 2019 in /by

Province releases draft bait management strategy “Our government is committed to protecting Ontario’s vibrant fisheries and the industries that rely on them by reducing the risk of spreading aquatic invasive species and fish diseases,” Minister Yakabuski said. “We are aiming for a policy that protects our lakes and rivers while minimizing the impact on anglers […]

A modernized Fisheries Act for Canada

September 17, 2019 in /by

On June 21, 2019 Canada modernized the Fisheries Act. On August 28th, 2019 provisions of the new Fisheries Act came into force including new protections for fish and fish habitat in the form of standards, codes of practice, and guidelines for projects near water. Changes to the Fisheries Act will help: restore protections for fish […]

TRCA Technical Training

July 11, 2019 in /by

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) provides Ontario Stream Assessment Protocol (OSAP) courses and other technical training opportunities (including Ontario fish identification and class 2 backpack electrofishing certification) to help transfer knowledge to partners and peers, and to help improve the accuracy and standardization of ecological data collected in regional watersheds. See current Technical Training opportunities.