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The U.S. Geological Survey and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will stock lake herring, a species of whitefish, into Irondequoit Bay on Lake Ontario on Thurs., Dec. 20.
Until the mid-1950's, Lake Ontario was home to a diverse group of whitefish that included as many as seven species that occupied varying depths of the lake. Only three species are known to remain, the lake whitefish, round whitefish, and lake herring, and the abundance and distribution of these species are now greatly diminished. The USGS and DEC recently introduced the deep-water form of whitefish, the bloater, into Lake Ontario.
Re-establishing populations of native whitefishes in Lake Ontario is the focus of cooperative efforts between USGS, DEC, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, with supporting research conducted by The Nature Conservancy.
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Also, a PBS video on the proposed Pebble mine. Awareness of this ugly situation is our first step at stopping the decimation of one of the last strongholds of pacific salmonids.
Watch now: Alaska Gold | FRONTLINE | PBS Video
http://video.pbs.org/video/2260099527
FRONTLINE probes the growing battle for fishing rights and mining wealth in Alaska.
Until the mid-1950's, Lake Ontario was home to a diverse group of whitefish that included as many as seven species that occupied varying depths of the lake. Only three species are known to remain, the lake whitefish, round whitefish, and lake herring, and the abundance and distribution of these species are now greatly diminished. The USGS and DEC recently introduced the deep-water form of whitefish, the bloater, into Lake Ontario.
Re-establishing populations of native whitefishes in Lake Ontario is the focus of cooperative efforts between USGS, DEC, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, with supporting research conducted by The Nature Conservancy.
| Who: | USGS Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science New York State Department of Environmental Conservation |
| What: | Lake herring stocking into Irondequoit Bay of Lake Ontario |
| Where: | Newport Yacht Club Dock 694 Seneca Road Rochester, NY 14622 Newport Yacht Club |
| When: | Thurs., Dec. 20, 2012 11a.m. |
| RSVP: | Please contact Holly Muir via the information listed above |
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Also, a PBS video on the proposed Pebble mine. Awareness of this ugly situation is our first step at stopping the decimation of one of the last strongholds of pacific salmonids.
Watch now: Alaska Gold | FRONTLINE | PBS Video
http://video.pbs.org/video/2260099527
FRONTLINE probes the growing battle for fishing rights and mining wealth in Alaska.
