FISHERIES
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "2018 Fishing Ontario: Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary (Effective January 1, 2018)" Ontario Government, January 2018 112 pages
FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ZONE 10
FMZ 10 is located in Northeastern Ontario.
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This zone has:
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INFORMATION ON THE STATE OF OUR FISH
Ministry of Natural Resources "Fisheries Management Zone 10: Lake Trout Operational Objectives and Management Strategies" Ontario Government, May 2014 6 pages - MNR operational objectives and management strategies for Fisheries Management Zone 10 related to Lake Trout
Ministry of Natural Resources "Fact Sheet: Lake Trout in Fisheries Management Zone 10" Government of Ontario, May 2014 4 pages. - MNR fact sheet concerning trout in Fisheries Management Zone 10
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FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ZONE 14
FMZ 14 includes the waters of Georgian Bay and the North Channel of Lake Huron.
- includes the waters of Georgian Bay and the North Channel of Lake Huron
- stretches northwest to the compensation works on St. Mary’s River Sault Ste. Marie
- dividing line from FMZ 13 (the main basin of Lake Huron) begins at the tip of the Bruce Peninsula, goes through the Bruce archipelago to Manitoulin Island
- FMZ boundary extends across river mouths in most cases
- cities include Sault Ste. Marie, Blind River, Gore Bay, Little Current, Parry Sound, Midland, Collingwood, Owen Sound and Wiarton, and more than 20 First Nations communities
This zone has:
- the largest bay on the Great Lakes
- Thirty Thousand Islands, the world’s largest freshwater archipelago
- shoreline that includes Canadian Shield, glacial areas and limestone
- many tributaries draining the Canadian Shield
- farmland to the south
- near-shore fisheries for walleye, small and largemouth bass, northern pike, muskellunge, yellow perch
- offshore recreational fisheries for chinook salmon, rainbow trout
- commercial fisheries for lake whitefish, walleye, lake trout, yellow perch
"A Revised Lake Trout Rehabilitation Plan for Ontario Waters of Lake Huron" Ontario Government, May 2014 5 pages
https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/2630/stdprod-086681.pdf
"A Joint Strategic Plan for Management of Great Lakes Fisheries - Revised June 10, 1997" Great Lakes Fishery Commission May 2014 38 pages.
https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/2632/stdprod-086674.pdf
"Fish-Community Objectives for Lake Huron - April 1995" Great Lakes Fishery Commission Special Publication 95-1, May 2014 42 pages
https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/2633/stel02-198020.pdf
"The State of Lake Huron in 1999 - December 2005" Great Lakes Fishery Commission Special Publication 05-02, May 2014 146 pages.
https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/2634/stel02-198021.pdf
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "2017 Hunting Regulations Summary: Fall 2017 - Spring 2018" Ontario Government, April 2017 104 pages
- for reference: current Ontario Hunting Regulations
https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-hunting-regulations-summary
Moose
Ministry of Natural Resources "Cervid Ecological Framework" Ontario Government, June 2009 19 pages
- Document concerns how MNRF manages and protects 4 wild cervid species (moose, white-tailed deer, woodland caribou and American elk)
https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/3086/263997.pdf
Moose Population Policy Documents
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Moose Management Policy" Ontario Government, June 2009 13 pages
https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/3083/263991.pdf
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Moose Population Objectives Setting Guidelines" Ontario Government, June 2009 16 pages
https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/3084/263993.pdf
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Moose Harvest Management Guidelines" Ontario Government, June 2009 27 pages
https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/3085/263995.pdf
Moose Population Reports
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Estimated Resident Moose Hunting Activity and Harvest by Wildlife Management Unit (2006-2013)". Ontario Government, July 2014 12 pages
- Information is organized by Wildlife Management Unit for the years 2006-2013
https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/3602/estimated-resident-moose-hunting-activity-and.pdf
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Moose Resource Report: Wildlife Management Unit 37" Ontario Government, 2015 4 pages
http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/fish-and-wildlife/Moose-Resource-Report-WMU-37-Final-2014.pdf
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Moose Resource Report: Wildlife Management Unit 38" Ontario Government, 2015 4 pages
http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/fish-and-wildlife/Moose-Resource-Report-WMU-38-Final-2014.pdf
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Moose Resource Report: Wildlife Management Unit 39" Ontario Government, 2015 4 pages
http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/fish-and-wildlife/Moose-Resource-Report-WMU-39-Final-2014.pdf
For more information on MNRF Moose Population Management practices, visit: https://www.ontario.ca/page/moose-population-management
Wolves
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Strategy for Wolf Conservation in Ontario" Ontario Government, June 2005 11 pages
https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/3090/263811.pdf
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "State of Resources Reporting: Wolves in Ontario" Ontario Government, February 2007 5 pages
https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/2971/stel02-166014.pdf
Black Bears
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Estimated Provincial Black Bear Hunting Activity and Harvest by Wildlife Management Unit (2003-2013)" Ontario Government, July 2014 14 pages
- Information is organized by Wildlife Management Unit for the years 2003-2013
https://www.ontario.ca/document/black-bear-hunting-summary
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Backgrounder on Black Bears in Ontario" Ontario Government, June 2009 44 pages
https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/3088/274503.pdf
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Framework for Enhanced Black Bear Management in Ontario" Ontario Government, June 2009
https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/3087/274504.pdf
Bear Wise
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Prevent bear encounters (Bear Wise)" Ontario Government, 2018
https://www.ontario.ca/page/prevent-bear-encounters-bear-wise
White-Tailed Deer
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Estimated Resident White-tailed Deer Hunting Activity and Harvest by Wildlife Management Unit (2008-2013)" Ontario Government, July 2014 14 pages
- Information is organized by Wildlife Management Unit for the years 2008-2013
https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/3600/resident-white-tailed-deer-hunting-activity.pdf
"White-Tailed Deer Management Policy for Ontario" Government of Ontario
https://www.ontario.ca/page/white-tailed-deer-management-policy-ontario