Research priorities for the management of freshwater fish habitat in Canada

Author:

Dey Cody J.1,Rego Adam I.1,Bradford Michael J.2,Clarke Keith D.3,McKercher Katherine4,Mochnacz Neil J.5,Paiva Alex de4,Ponader Karin4,Robichaud Lisa6,Winegardner Amanda K.4,Berryman Court7,Blanchfield Paul J.5,Boston Christine M.1,Braun Doug8,Brownscombe Jacob W.1,Burbidge Christopher9,Campbell Stuart1,Cassidy Alicia6,Chu Cindy10,Cooke Steven J.11,Coombs Daniel12,Cooper Jenie4,Curry Allen13,Cvetkovic Maja1,Demers Andréanne14,Docker Margaret15,Doherty Andrea1,Doka Susan E.1,Dunmall Karen5,Edwards Brie16,Enders Eva C.5,Fisher Neil5,Gauthier-Ouellet Marika14,Glass William1,Harris Les N.5,Hasler Caleb17,Hill Jaclyn14,Hinch Scott G.18,Hodgson Emma E.19,Hwang Jason20,Jeffries Ken M.15,King Lonnie4,Kiriluk Rick1,Knight Rob21,Levy Alex9,MacDonald Jennifer9,Mackereth Rob22,McLaughlin Rob23,Minns Charles K.24,Moore Jonathan W.25,Nantel Karine14,Nessman Chantal26,Normand Claude14,O’Connor Constance M.27,Paulic Joclyn5,Phalen Laura7,Post John28,Pratt Thomas C.29,Reid Scott M.10,Rose C. Alwyn4,Rosenfeld Jordan30,Smokorowski Karen E.29,Sooley Darrin3,Taylor Mark K.31,Treberg Jason15,Trottier Jacques14,Tunney Tyler D.6,Veilleux Marie-Pierre14,Watkinson Doug A.5,Watts Dean32,Winfield Karen33,Ziegler Jacob P.34,Midwood Jonathan D.1,Koops Marten A.1

Affiliation:

1. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, ON L7S 1A1, Canada.

2. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 4160 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC V7V 1N6, Canada.

3. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 80 East White Hills, St. John’s, NL A1C 5X1, Canada.

4. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 200 Kent St., Ottawa, ON K1A 0E6, Canada.

5. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 501 University Crescent, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N6, Canada.

6. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 343 Université Avenue, Moncton, NB E1C 9B6, Canada.

7. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 1028 Parsons Road SW, Edmonton, AB T6X 0J4, Canada.

8. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Cooperative Resource Management Institute, School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada.

9. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 1 Challenger Drive, Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4A2, Canada.

10. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, 2140 East Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON K9L 0G2, Canada.

11. Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.

12. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 5204 Diamond Plaza, Yellowknife, NT X1A 1E2, Canada.

13. Canadian Rivers Institute, c/o UNB Fredericton, IUC Forestry Building (NF), 101, P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton NB E3B 5A3, Canada.

14. Pêches et Océans Canada, 850 Route de la Mer, Mont-Joli, QC G5H 3Z4, Canada.

15. University of Manitoba, 66 Chancellors Cir., Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.

16. Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, 840 Ramsey Lake Rd., Sudbury, ON P3E 6H5, Canada.

17. University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, Canada.

18. The University of British Columbia, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.

19. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 222 Columbia Valley Highway, Cultus Lake, BC V2R 5B6, Canada.

20. Pacific Salmon Foundation, 1682 W 7th Ave., Vancouver, BC V6J 4S6, Canada.

21. Community Mapping Network, 370 Robinson Rd., Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G1, Canada.

22. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research, 421 James St. South, Thunder Bay, ON P7E 2V6, Canada.

23. Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.

24. University of Toronto, 25 Harbord St., Toronto, ON M5S 3G5, Canada.

25. Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Dr., Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada.

26. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 1965 Island Diesel Way, Nanaimo, BC V9S 5W8, Canada.

27. Wildlife Conservation Society Canada, 10 Cumberland St. N., Thunder Bay, ON P7A 4K9, Canada.

28. University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.

29. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 1219 Queen St. East, Sault Ste Marie, ON P6A 2E5, Canada.

30. British Columbia Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy, 525 Superior St., Victoria, BC V8V 1T7, Canada.

31. Parks Canada, 100 Hawk Avenue, Banff, AB T1L 1K2, Canada.

32. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 985 McGill Place, Kamloops, BC V2C 6X6, Canada.

33. Upper Thames River Conservation Authority, 1424 Clarke Road, London, ON N5V 5B9, Canada.

34. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2010 12th Avenue, Regina, SK S4P 0M3, Canada.

Abstract

Effective management of freshwater fish habitat is essential to supporting healthy aquatic ecosystems and sustainable fisheries. In Canada, recent changes to the Fisheries Act enhanced the protection of fish habitat, but application of those provisions relies on sound scientific evidence. We employed collaborative research prioritization methods to identify scientific research questions that, if addressed, would significantly advance the management of freshwater fish habitat in Canada. This list was generated by a diverse group of freshwater fish experts, including substantial contributions from practitioners who administer provisions of the Fisheries Act. The research questions generated in this study identify priority topics for future research, while highlighting issues that could be addressed with different funding models. As a result, this study should support evidence-based management of Canada’s aquatic resources by identifying scientific knowledge gaps faced by practitioners, and suggesting mechanisms to address them. Given the important contribution of Canadian freshwater systems to global ecosystem values, and the similar scientific challenges facing fish habitat managers in other jurisdictions, this study is likely to have broad applicability.

Publisher

Canadian Science Publishing

Subject

Aquatic Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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