Government of Canada

Canada-Ontario Agreement on Great Lakes Water Quality and Ecosystem Health, 2021

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The Canada-Ontario Agreement on Great Lakes Water Quality and Ecosystem Health is the federal-provincial agreement that supports the restoration and protection of the Great Lakes basin ecosystem. The Agreement outlines how the governments of Canada and Ontario will cooperate and coordinate their efforts to restore, protect and conserve the Great Lakes basin ecosystem. It is the means by which Canadian federal departments interact with the Ontario provincial ministries to help meet Canada’s obligations under the Canada-US Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA).

On May 27, 2021, the governments of Canada and Ontario renewed their commitment to restore, protect and conserve the Great Lakes by signing the Canada-Ontario Agreement on Great Lakes Water Quality and Ecosystem Health (COA), 2021. Read more

Regaining Lost Protections: Status of the Revisions to the Canadian Fisheries Act

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AUTHOR(S): Caleb T. Hasler, Jack G. Imhof, Nicolas  W. Lapointe and Serge Metikosh

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Hasler, C.T., J.G. Imhof, N.W. Lapointe, and S. Metikosh. 2021. Regaining Lost Protections: Status of the Revisions to the Canadian Fisheries Act. Fisheries. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10614

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Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Guidance on the Use of Targeted Environmental DNA (eDNA) Analysis for the Management of Aquatic Invasive Species and Species at Risk

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Guidance on the Use of Targeted Environmental DNA (eDNA) Analysis for the Management of Aquatic Invasive Species and Species at Risk

By Cathryn Abbott, Mark Coulson, Nellie Gagné, Anaïs Lacoursière‐Roussel, Geneviève J. Parent, Robert Bajno, Charise Dietrich and Shannan May-McNally.

Analysis of DNA from environmental samples (i.e., environmental DNA or eDNA) is increasingly being used as a non-intrusive, sensitive, and often cost-effective biological monitoring approach, either on its own or to complement other methods. Due to the numerous promising applications of eDNA, there has been significant recent growth in eDNA research and development; however, the complexity and rapid evolution of related methodologies has created challenges for resource managers when deciding how to apply eDNA technologies to inform decision making.

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Standardized Broad‐Scale Management and Monitoring of Inland Lake Recreational Fisheries: An Overview of the Ontario Experience

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AUTHOR(S): Nigel P. Lester, Steve Sandstrom, Derrick T. de Kerckhove, Kim Armstrong, Helen Ball, Jeff Amos, Tal Dunkley, Mike Rawson, Peter Addison, Alan Dextrase, Dan Taillon, Blair Wasylenko, Preston Lennox III, Henrique Corrêa Giacomini, Cindy Chu

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Lester, N.P., S. Sandstrom, D.T. de Kerckhove, K. Armstrong, H. Ball, J. Amos, T. Dunkley, M. Rawson, P. Addison, A. Dextrase, D. Taillon, B. Wasylenko, P. Lennox III, H.C. Giacomini, and C. Chu. 2020. Standardized Broad‐Scale Management and Monitoring of Inland Lake Recreational Fisheries: An Overview of the Ontario Experience. Fisheries 46(3):107-118. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10534

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Volume XIX, Issue I – The Lateral Line

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HIGHLIGHTS:

President’s Message – Craig Paterson
AFS-OC AGMs – 2020 Synopsis, 2021 Synopsis and Posters
Student Subunit Update – Alice Abrams
Fish Focus – Golden Redhorse – Siobhan Ewert
Anishinabek News – The Secrets of the Mnjikaning Fish Weirs – Laurie LeClair
Fish Species Complexity – A Tale of Two Rivers – Brian Morrison
E.J. Crossman Award: Looking Back and Reconnecting with Awardees – Warren Dunlop
Book Review – Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone – Heather Cray
Fish Photography – Craig Paterson, Kyle Swanson
FishCAST – Craig Paterson

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Project Review Under Canada’s 2012 Fisheries Act: Risky Business for Fisheries Protection

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AUTHOR(S): Laura C. Third, David R. Browne and Nicolas W. R. Lapointe

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Third L.C., D.R. Browne and N.W.R. Lapointe. 2021. Project Review Under Canada’s 2012 Fisheries Act: Risky Business for Fisheries Protection. Fisheries 46(6)288-297. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10594

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Do Carbonated Beverages Reduce Bleeding from Gill Injuries in Angled Northern Pike?

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AUTHOR(S): Alexandria T. Trahan, Auston D. Chhor, Michael J. Lawrence, Jacob W. Brownscombe, Daniel M. Glassman, Connor H. Reid, Alice E. I. Abrams, Andy J. Danylchuk and Steven J. Cooke

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Trahan A.T., A.D. Chhor, M.J. Lawrence, J.W. Brownscombe, D.M. Glassman, C.H. Reid, A.E I. Abrams, A.J. Danylchuk and S.J. Cooke. 2021. Do carbonated beverages reduce bleeding from gill injuries in angled Northern Pike? N. Am. J. Fish. Manag. 41(3):639-649. https://doi.org/10.1002/nafm.10571

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

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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 Agency discussion paper, Toward the Creation of a Canada Water Agency, was released. It presents key issues for consideration in the Government of Canada’s approach to creating a Canada Water Agency.

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Fisheries and Oceans Canada

News – DFO Fish and Fish Habitat Protection Program

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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 engagement platform frequently for opportunities to participate, share, and learn.

The history of the Atlantic Salmon in Lake Ontario

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AUTHOR(S): John R. Dymond, Hugh H. MacKay, Mary E. Burridge, Erling Holm, and Phillip W. Bird

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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

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