Ontario

Commission on the Reform of Ontario’s Public Services Report

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This 700-page report from the Commission on the Reform of Ontario’s Public Services spans 362 recommendations and urges some major changes to the way Ontario delivers public services. Chapter 13 deals with Environment and Natural Resources and outlines the Need for Transformation. Most responsibility for protecting the province’s environmental and natural heritage falls to two ministries: the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) and Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR).

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Volume XII, Issue I – The Lateral Line

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HIGHLIGHTS:

President’s Message – Dean Fitzgerald
Featured Institution – Fleming College – Paula Walton
Student Subunit News – Lee Gutowsky
2012 AFS-OC AGM Notice

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Volume XI, Issue III – The Lateral Line

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HIGHLIGHTS:

President’s Message – Dean Fitzgerald
The View from Up Here – Bill Gardner
Featured Biologist – Ed Malindzak
Student Subunit News – Lee Gutowsky

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Volume XI, Issue II – The Lateral Line

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HIGHLIGHTS:

Editor’s Message – Bill Gardner
2011 AFS-OC AGM Summary
ThermoStat V2 – Nick Jones
Featured Institution – University of Windsor – Bill Glass
Student Subunit News – Caleb Hasler
News – “Big” Fish from Lake Simcoe area sets World Record – Wil Wegman

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Volume XI, Issue I – The Lateral Line

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HIGHLIGHTS:

President’s Message – Silvia D’ Amelio
Contributed Article – Goulais Bay
CARS Student Colloquium at CCFFR – Caleb Hasler
The View from Up Here – Bill Gardner
Featured Biologist – Dr. Richard A. Ryder
Student Subunit News
2011 AFS-OC AGM Notice- Jon Clayton

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Ontario Out of Doors

Wiper Caught in Lake Ontario

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While fishing in Lake Ontario off the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station (PNGS) this past mid-January, Oakville angler Tim Rourke landed a large “Wiper”, a cross between a White Bass (Morone chrysops) and Striped Bass (M. saxatilis). Rourke boated a 6.8 kilogram specimen of one of the province’s least-known hybrid fish on that balmy -12°C day. The warm-water discharge from the PNGS attracts a variety of species, especially in cold weather. Trout and salmon are common, but anglers can also catch bass, walleye, pike, panfish and drum. Read more

Volume X, Issue II – The Lateral Line

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HIGHLIGHTS:

President’s Message – Silvia D’ Amelio
2010 AFS-OC AGM recap – Jon Clayton
Featured Institution – Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology
CARS Update – Caleb Hasler
Student Subunit News
News – OMNR Biologist Inducted into Muskies Canada Hall of Fame
Long Point Fish Study

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World Record Rainbow Darter Captured in the Talbot River

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When most people brag about a big fish they’ve caught, they hold their arms out wide to show just how huge their catch was. Brent Shirley caught a big fish, too – a world record breaker. But his fish would fit easily in the palm of his hand. Shirley made his record-breaking catch when he was doing fisheries monitoring work in August on the Talbot River, a tributary to Lake Simcoe. Read more

The Waterloo Record

Nile Tilapia Captured in the Grand River

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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 native species. The fish has been sent to Fisheries and Oceans for testing to determine whether the 28 cm fish had been in the Grand for only a few weeks or much longer. Read more

American Fisheries Society

AFS Response to B.P. Oil Spill

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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 the July 2010 issue of Fisheries (Vol 35 No 7), gives a framework for discussions with members of your respective subunits regarding the AFS response to the spill.