Monitoring of aquatic invasive species in the Central & Arctic zone
Dates
Year
2007
Citation
Lui, K., Cudmore, B., and Bouvier, L. D., 2007, Monitoring of aquatic invasive species in the Central & Arctic zone: Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
Summary
Monitoring of aquatic invasive species (AIS) directly addresses one of the key activities outlined in the Implementation Strategy of the National Action Plan to Address the Threat of Aquatic Invasive Species in Canada. In order to make efficient use of limited resources, priority species, vectors and locations needed to be determined. This was done in three workshops held in three zones in Canada: Pacific, Atlantic, and Central and Arctic zone. The Central and Arctic zone was defined as the fresh- and marine (Arctic) waters of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, and the freshwaters of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec. Prior to the Central and Arctic zone workshop (held October 2007 in Burlington, [...]
Summary
Monitoring of aquatic invasive species (AIS) directly addresses one of the key activities outlined in the Implementation Strategy of the National Action Plan to Address the Threat of Aquatic Invasive Species in Canada. In order to make efficient use of limited resources, priority species, vectors and locations needed to be determined. This was done in three workshops held in three zones in Canada: Pacific, Atlantic, and Central and Arctic zone. The Central and Arctic zone was defined as the fresh- and marine (Arctic) waters of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, and the freshwaters of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec. Prior to the Central and Arctic zone workshop (held October 2007 in Burlington, Ontario), an online survey was developed to identify the scope of work being done on AIS monitoring. Information was sought on the types of efforts to directly or indirectly monitor AIS, what protocols are employed and what species are targeted. The results from 133 respondents from 51 organizations indicate that most of the AIS monitoring work is being conducted in Ontario and is targeting fishes. It is recognized that these results are likely due to a bias stemming from who the survey was sent to. The survey results also identified monitoring gaps and recommendations for AIS reporting.