Entries by Robert

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 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.

Volume XVIII, Issue I – The Lateral Line

June 28, 2019 in /by

HIGHLIGHTS: President’s Message – Jan Moryk, 2019 AFS-OC AGM, Student Subunit Update, One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish – Will Jarvis, Ontario’s silver Lake Trout – Chris Wilson, Fish Focus – Brook Silverside, ROM Tour, Electrofishing and Breathable Waders – Patrick Cooney, Book Review – Immersion: The Science and Mystery of Freshwater Mussels, 2019 AFS-OC AGM Sponsors

App – EDDMapS Ontario

May 6, 2019 in /by

The EDDMapS Ontario app brings the power of EDDMapS to your smartphone. Now you can submit invasive species observations directly with your smartphone from the field. These reports are uploaded to EDDMapS and e-mailed directly to verifiers for review. Compatible with iOS devices, the EDDMApS Ontario App is free to download from the App Store. […]

Tench captured in Bay of Quinte

January 28, 2019 in /by

Tench (tinca tinca) are native to Europe and western Asia, and were introduced to North America in the late 19th century for use as a food and sport fish. In eastern Canada, Tench were illegally imported from Germany to a Quebec fish farm in the late 1980s and had escaped into the Richelieu River by […]

Baitfish Primer

November 30, 2018 in /by

The Baitfish Primer, one of DFO’s most popular publications, is now available as a mobile app! Compatible with iOS or Android devices, the Baitfish Primer App is free to download from Google Play or the App Store. The new app allows biologists, hobbyists and anglers to easily identify which baitfishes are legal to use in […]

Muskellunge Management: Fifty Years of Cooperation Among Anglers, Scientists, and Fisheries Biologists

February 19, 2018 in /by

This book represents the state-of-the-art in our understanding of Muskellunge biology, ecology, and management, and is a must-read for anyone studying or managing this iconic species. Readers will benefit from the latest information on a novel, non-lethal method for sampling contaminants in Muskellunge, how angler-scientist partnerships have enhanced management actions, how genetic tools have improved […]

Volume XVII, Issue I – The Lateral Line

February 17, 2018 in /by

HIGHLIGHTS: President’s Message – William Glass, 2018 AFS-OC AGM – February 22-24, Geneva Park, Orillia, Fish Focus – Sand Shiner, Student Subunit Update, Ontario’s Adfluvial Smallmouth Bass – Nick Jones and Brian Morrison, 2017 AFS-OC AGM Sponsors. NWO-AFS Chapter Flashback

Ontario Stream Assessment Protocol Manual (Version 10)

January 12, 2018 in /by

The Ontario Stream Assessment Protocol (OSAP) contains a series of standardized methodologies for identifying sites, evaluating benthic macroinvertebrates, fish communities, physical habitat and water temperatures in wadeable streams. The OSAP provides standardized methods that ensure data repeatability.  Use of these standard methodologies allow data to be shared, used for multiple purposes and stored in a […]