Freshwater Fisheries in Canada Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on the Resources and Their Management

About this book

Canada is surrounded by three oceans and home to more freshwater lakes and rivers than can be reasonably counted. It is therefore not surprising that Canada has a plethora of freshwater fisheries and a long history of use and innovative strategies for managing them.

This book is designed to follow a logical arc beginning with an overview of the Canadian landscape and the zoogeography and status of freshwater fish populations. Next, the book brings together reports on fisheries from across Canada – either at the provincial or regional scale (as dictated largely by ecoregion; e.g., the North, the Laurentian Great Lakes). Then, a number of issues and threats are presented that are useful in revealing the challenges and opportunities that exist for ensuring that freshwater fish populations are healthy and vibrant. We conclude with some reflective contributions, including short essays from some legendary fisheries professionals in Canada as well as a forward-looking piece by some early-career fisheries professionals. Taken together, this book will serve as a resource for those interested in learning about the past, present, and future of freshwater fishes and fisheries in Canada.

Contents

1. Zoogeography of the Freshwater Fishes of Canada / Nicholas E. Mandrak, R. Allen Curry, Pierre Dumont, James D. Reist, Eric B. Taylor, and Douglas A. Watkinson
2. Freshwater Fisheries Resources and Management: Canadian Contexts / Steven J. Cooke, Rowshyra A Castañeda, Andrea J. Reid, Alexander Duncan, Caleb T. Hasler, Jacob Brownscombe, Andrew Howarth, Morgan L. Piczak, Steven J. Kerr, Michael L. Jones, John M. Casselman, Jack G. Imhof, and Nicholas E. Mandrak
3. Management Regimes for Freshwater Fisheries: the Fisheries Act and the Management of Threats to Freshwater Fisheries / Bronwyn E. Keatley, Anne M. Phelps, Amanda K. Winegardner, and Nicholas A. Winfield
4. The Evolution of Freshwater Fish Habitat Science and Management in Canada / Jack G. Imhof
5. Status and Management of Freshwater Fisheries Resources in Western Canada (Alberta and British Columbia) / Brett T. van Poorten, Michael G. Sullivan, Theresa Godin, Eric Parkinson, Trevor D. Davies, and John R. Post
6. Status and Management of Fisheries Resources in Canada’s Northern Territories / Peter A. Cott, Louise Chavarie, Cynthia A. Paszkowski, Heidi K. Swanson, and William M. Tonn
7. Status and Management of Fisheries Resources in Manitoba and Saskatchewan / William G. Franzin, Christopher L. Dunn, Geoffrey M. Klein, Jeffrey M. Long, Chelsey E. Lumb, Jennifer J. Merkowsky, Matthew R. Tyree, Caleb T. Hasler, and Douglas A. Watkinson
8. Status and Management of Inland Fisheries of Ontario / Nigel Lester, Helen Ball, Warren Dunlop, Kim Armstrong, Jeff Amos, and Steve Sandstrom
9. Status and Management of Freshwater and Diadromous Fisheries in Québec / Pierre Dumont, Frédéric Lecomte, Michel Legault, Martin Arvisais, Yves Paradis, Julien April, Guy Verreault, and Pierre Magnan
10. Status and Management of Fisheries in the Laurentian Great Lakes / Robert J. Lennox, Jill Brooks, John M. Dettmers, Nicholas E. Mandrak, and Steven J. Cooke
11. Status and Management of Freshwater and Diadromous Fisheries of Atlantic Canada / Keith D. Clarke
12. Conservation of Canadian Freshwater Fishes: Current Status, Challenges, and Research Needs / Eric B. Taylor, Nicholas E. Mandrak, John R. Post, and John D. Reynolds
13. Freshwater Fish Introductions in Canada / Nicholas E. Mandrak
14. Harvest and Bycatch Potential in Ontario’s Commercial Live Bait Fishery / D. Andrew R. Drake and Nicholas E. Mandrak
15. Interactions between Hydropower and Freshwater Ecosystems / Karen E. Smokorowski, Steven J. Cooke, Ivan J. Dolinsek, Ana T. Silva, Terry Toner, and Jay Walmsley
16. Climate Change and Its Impact on Freshwater Fishes and Fisheries in Canada / Cindy Chu, Derrick T. De Kerckhove, Matthew M. Guzzo, and Mark S. Poesch
17. Winter as a Defining Season for Canadian Fishes / Bailey C. McMeans, Peter A. Cott, Thomas A. Johnston, Paul J. Blanchfield, Matthew M. Guzzo, and Richard A. Cunjak
18. Assessing the Potential Risks of Tailing Ponds Failures to Aquatic Ecosystems in Canada / Mark S. Poesch
19. Perspectives from Retired Canadian Freshwater Fish and Fisheries Professionals / F. William H. Beamish, Richard J. Beamish, Lynda D. Corkum, Pierre Dumont, Charles K. Minns, and Geoff Power
20. Perspectives on the Future of Freshwater Fisheries Science, Management, and Policy in Canada / Michael R. Donaldson, Shannon Landovskis, Gabrielle S. Deveau, Erika J. Eliason, Ken M. Jeffries, Mark S. Poesch, D. Andrew R. Drake, Douglas C. Braun, Vivian M. Nguyen, Graham D. Raby, Robert J. Lennox, Heidi Swanson, Brett Favaro, Shannon D. Bower, Nick W. Lapointe, Caleb T. Hasler, and Steven J. Cooke

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