Chinook salmon stocking safe

OFAH File: 842
April 12, 2006

For Immediate Release

Chinook salmon stocking safe
Province says there are no plans to eliminate Lake Ontario stocking

At the urgent request of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, Natural Resources Minister David Ramsay has officially set the record straight on his government’s commitment to continue stocking Chinook salmon and rainbow trout in Lake Ontario: There are no plans to eliminate Chinook or rainbow trout stocking.

In preparation for an Atlantic Salmon project, the O.F.A.H. was assured by the Ministry of Natural Resources that Chinook salmon stocking would continue on Lake Ontario. However, after hearing comments to the contrary, O.F.A.H. Executive Director Mike Reader insisted that Minister Ramsay, once again, clarify his government’s commitment to pacific salmon