O.F.A.H. supports fish and wildlife research

O.F.A.H. supports fish and wildlife research
Students awarded research grants at O.F.A.H. Fish and Wildlife Conference

Three postgraduate university students will receive a total of $6,000 toward their conservation research efforts, thanks to support from the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters and its partners, the Toronto Sportsmen’s Show, Oakville and District Rod & Gun Club, and O.F.A.H. Zone G. The students were presented with their awards at the recent 81st O.F.A.H. Annual General Meeting and Fish & Wildlife Conference, held in Mississauga.

"The O.F.A.H. is pleased to be able to financially support the work of these students," said Dr. Terry Quinney, O.F.A.H. Provincial Manager of Fish and Wildlife Services. "It is conservation research like this that will help us continue the optimal sustainable management of our fish and wildlife."

The O.F.A.H./Toronto Sportsmen’s Show Fisheries Research Grant was awarded to Matt DeMille, a Master of Science Candidate from Queen’s University, in Kingston. Matt’s research project is entitled "A Scientific Evaluation of the Role of Year-Round Fish Sanctuaries in Protecting Black Bass in Ontario."

Rob Baden, a Master of Science Candidate studying at the University of Western Ontario, in London, was the winner of the O.F.A.H./O.F.A.H. Zone G Wildlife Research Grant. Rob is studying wintering ecology of canvasback and redhead ducks on Lake St. Clair and the Detroit and St. Claire Rivers.

University of Guelph Master of Science Candidate, Eric Smyth, was the recipient of the O.F.A.H./Oakville and District Rod & Gun Club Conservation Research Grant for his research project "A Decision Analysis Evaluating Management Options for the Dam on the Black Sturgeon River."

With over 100,000 members, subscribers and supporters, and 655 member clubs, the O.F.A.H. is the largest nonprofit, charitable, fishing, hunting and conservation-based organization in Ontario, and the voice of anglers and hunters. For more information, visit www.ofah.org.

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