WCS Canada Comments - Ontario’s Sustainable Bait Management Strategy - November 2019
WCS Canada
Abstract
We provide comments on Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) Sustainable Bait Management Strategy. We support some of the proposed initiatives, including requirement of receipts and documentation for anglers using bait, and the emphasis placed on education and training for industrial and recreational harvesters involved in the bait industry in Ontario. However, there is room for improvement to reduce the ecological risk that the bait industry poses to freshwater systems in Ontario.
Recommended citation
WCS Canada (2019). WCS Canada Comments - Ontario’s Sustainable Bait Management Strategy - November 2019. WCS Canada. https://wcscanada.org/resources/wcs-canada-comments-ontarios-sustainable-bait-management-strategy-november-2019/
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Metadata
- Title
- WCS Canada Comments - Ontario’s Sustainable Bait Management Strategy - November 2019
- URL
- https://wcscanada.org/resources/wcs-canada-comments-ontarios-sustainable-bait-management-strategy-november-2019/
- Published
- 2019-11-13
- Author(s)
- WCS Canada
- Publisher
- WCS Canada
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