Ontario’s Sustainable Bait Management Strategy

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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.

This policy includes a variety of elements related to bait management in Ontario, including the movement of bait, personal harvest, permitted bait species, the use of bait in Brook Trout lakes, and aspects related to commercial bait operations.

The proposal will be implemented through amendments to the Ontario Fishery Regulations under the federal Fisheries Act, and Ontario Regulation 664/98 (Fish Licensing) under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act.

A Brief History of Fisheries in Canada

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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

CITATION:

Castañeda R.A., C.M.M. Burliuk, J.M. Casselman, S.J. Cooke, K.M. Dunmall, L.S. Forbes, C.T. Hasler, K.L. Howland, J.A. Hutchings, G.M. Klein, V.M. Nguyen, M.H.H. Price, A.J. Reid, J.D. Reist, J.D. Reynolds, A. Van Nynatten, and N.E. Mandrak. 2020. A Brief History of Fisheries in Canada. Fisheries 45(6):303–318. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10449

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NRTG Natural Resource Training

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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. View offered Courses and Course Schedule.

FiCli, the Fish and Climate Change Database, informs climate adaptation and management for freshwater fishes

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AUTHOR(S): Trevor J. Krabbenhoft, Bonnie J. E. Myers, Jesse P. Wong, Cindy Chu, Ralph W. Tingley, Jeffrey A. Falke, Thomas J. Kwak, Craig P. Paukert and Abigail J. Lynch

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Krabbenhoft, T. J., B. J. E. Myers, J. Wong, C. Chu, R. Tingley III, J. A. Falke, T. J. Kwak, C. P. Paukert, A. J. Lynch. 2020. FiCli, Fish and Climate Change Database informs climate adaptation and management for freshwater fishes. Scientific Data. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0465-z. Read more

Consultation: Ontario Conservation Authorities

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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

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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 classification of extant genera of fishes of the order Cypriniformes (https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4476.1.4), and Phylogenetic relationships and classification of the Holarctic family Leuciscidae (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.06.026).

Reflections on the Legends of Canadian Fisheries Science and Management

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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

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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 and Management. Fisheries 44(11):534–538. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10290

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Mary, Mephistopheles, Machiavelli, and Menhaden

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AUTHOR(S): Henry A. Regier

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Regier. H.A. 1971. Mary, Mephistopheles, Machiavelli, and Menhaden, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 100:4, 804-812. https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1971)100<804:MMMAM>2.0.CO;2 Read more

Volume XVIII, Issue II – The Lateral Line

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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

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New Proposal to Protect Ontario’s Waters and Fisheries

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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 and increasing business certainty for the commercial industry that relies on bait.” Read more