2022-2023 Expression of Interest: Habitat Stewardship Program for Aquatic Species at Risk
Appendix 1: Regional coordinators
Newfoundland and Labrador
Lynette MulleyTelephone: 709-330-7993
Email: DFO.HSP-NFL_PIH-NFL.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Appendix 2: Regional priorities
| Region | Species | Areas | Threats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Wolffish Species (Northern, Spotted, Atlantic) SARA-Listed Sea Turtle Species Large Whale Species (Blue Whale, Fin Whale, North Atlantic Right Whale) Atlantic Salmon (South Newfoundland population) American Eel |
N/A | Fisheries Interactions (i.e. bycatch, entanglements) Vessel Interactions (i.e. ship strikes, acoustic disturbances) Pollution and Pathogens Habitat Alteration Migration Barriers |
| Maritimes | Atlantic Salmon (Inner Bay of Fundy population) Atlantic Whitefish SARA-listed Sea Turtle Species North Atlantic Right Whale Lake Utopia Rainbow Smelt |
N/A | Habitat alteration and degradation Invasive and introduced species Fishery interactions (includes entanglement and bycatch) Interactions with vessels and vehicles Acoustic disturbance |
| Gulf | Atlantic Salmon Brook Floater Wolffish species Leatherback Sea Turtle Whale species (North Atlantic Right Whale, Blue Whale, Fin Whale) |
N/A | Interactions with Vessels and Vehicles Acoustic Disturbances Fishery Interactions: Bycatch and Entanglement Habitat Alteration and Degradation Invasive and Introduced Species |
| Quebec | Whales endangered in the St. Lawrence (Beluga Whale - St. Lawrence Estuary population, Blue Whale - Atlantic population, and North Atlantic Right Whale) Eastern Sand Darter (Quebec populations) Copper Redhorse Hickorynut Lake Sturgeon (Great Lakes – Upper St. Lawrence populations, and Southern Hudson Bay – James Bay populations) |
St. Lawrence hydrographic system (River, Estuary and Gulf, including all tributaries) Montérégie |
Human disturbance associated with commercial shipping, excursion and whale-watching or recreational boating (e.g. approach distance, noise or collision) Bycatch and fishing pressure (recreational or commercial) Habitat loss and degradation (e.g. grass-bed destruction s, shoreline artificialization or wave action) Deterioration of water quality (e.g. sources of sediment, pesticides, fertilizers, sewage, or contaminants) Aquatic invasive species affecting species at risk |
| Ontario and Prairie (Ontario) |
Redside Dace Pugnose Shiner Pugnose Minnow Black Redhorse SARA-listed Freshwater Mussels |
Lake St. Clair & contributing watersheds Lake Erie & contributing watersheds Lake Ontario & contributing watersheds Lake Huron & contributing watersheds Lakes & contributing watersheds of Upper (western) St. Lawrence River |
Sediment/nutrient, contaminant loading Habitat destruction/ alteration Altered flows, water levels, or coastal process Barriers to fish passage Recreational impacts on aquatic SAR |
| Ontario and Prairie(Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta) | Bigmouth Buffalo Lake Sturgeon Southern Prairie Species (Western Silvery Minnow, Rocky Mountain Sculpin, Plains Sucker, Plains Minnow) Native Trout (Athabasca Rainbow, Westslope Cutthroat, Bull) Mapleleaf |
Peace/Slave and Athabasca River Basins North and South Saskatchewan River basin Southern Prairie Region (Milk River, St. Mary’s River, Qu’Appelle River) Winnipeg/Red/Assiniboine River Basin East Slopes Rocky Mountains |
Habitat loss and degradation Impacts from introduced/non-introduced species Disease and pathogens Restrictions/barriers to fish passage Recreational impacts on aquatic SAR |
| Arctic (Northwest Territories and Nunavut) | Dolly Varden (Western Arctic) Beluga (Cumberland Sound) Bowhead Whale (Eastern Arctic/West Greenland) Walrus Beluga (Hudson Bay) |
Foxe Basin Hudson Bay/Hudson Strait Mackenzie River tributaries/Peel River System Cumberland Sound All Nunavut waters |
Unsustainable harvest Unknown effects of predators Lack of information on isolated Dolly Varden populations Struck and loss of marine mammals Effects of anthropogenic noise on movements |
| Pacific | Killer Whales (all populations)
White Sturgeon Fraser River Salmonids (populations assessed as at risk by COSEWIC) Northern Abalone Nooksack Dace |
Fraser River watershed Columbia River watershed Salish Sea North Coast Morrison Creek Watershed |
Fisheries interactions (including incidental/bycatch, catch and release fishery impacts, entanglements, illegal harvest, prey availability or unsustainable directed harvest) Physical and acoustic disturbance Habitat degradation and fragmentation (aquatic and riparian) Cumulative effects (including anthropogenic contributions to climate change) Aquatic invasive and problematic native species |
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