More Fish Tales on the St. Lawrence River

Cornwall, ON - Pulsing through the main artery of the Great Lakes in the St. Lawrence River are many dozens of fish species. However, these populations are regularly being impacted by a variety of circumstances. The October 10 session of Science and Nature on Tap at Schnitzel’s is all about the fish of the upper St. Lawrence River. The health of fish and the status of their populations has always been a key research area for the River Institute in Cornwall. Matt Windle is an Aquatic Biologist actively engaged in fish research at the River Institute. Windle has travelled the waterways of Canada to study fish populations and he has an especially keen interest in species that are under stress.

A collaboration with the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MCA) Environment Program, the Fish Identification Nearshore Survey (FINS) is a research project coordinated by Matt Windle that is serving to provide indicators that provide information about the health of the River.

This session is open to the general public and will be held at Schnitzel’s European Flavours in Cornwall on Wednesday, October 10 at 7 pm. Science and Nature on Tap sessions are free of charge. For more information contact the program coordinator at (613) 936-6620 (229) or e-mail Karen Cooper at [email protected]. or visit: http://www.riverinstitute.ca.