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Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.Article16 May 2025
Environmental and food web determinants of Lake Trout mercury concentrations in Ontario lakes
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Analyzing recreational fishing effort - Gender differences and the impact of Covid-19
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Using complementary biomarkers to unravel fish lifetime exposure to hypoxia and mercury
Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.Article5 May 2025
Spatiotemporal variability in chromophoric dissolved organic carbon in small, shallow lakes from discontinuous permafrost peatlands (Taiga Plains, Northwest Territories, Canada)
Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.Article2 May 2025
Abundance estimates and habitat associations for two least-disturbed Redside Dace (Clinostomus elongatus) populations in tributaries of Lake Huron (Ontario, Canada)
- Karl A. Lamothe and
- D. Andrew R. Drake

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Total allowable catches (TACs) help control fishing and prevent overfishing. However, in mixed fisheries, managing each species separately with single-species TACs (SSTACs) can lead to bycatch issue and early closures when one species reaches its limit.

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Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences: Now Inviting Methods Papers

The Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences is delighted to announce the addition of a Methods article-type to the journal.

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The River Continuum Concept: lessons from the past and perspectives for the future
- Alberto Doretto,
- Elena Piano, and
- Courtney E. Larson
Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.Perspective26 Oct 2021
Next-generation lampricides: a three-stage process to develop improved control tools for invasive sea lamprey
Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.Review15 Feb 2024
A review of adult salmon maximum swim performance
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Plight of the endangered redside dace (Clinostomus elongatus) in Canada: end of the road?
- Donald A. Jackson and
- Nicholas E. Mandrak
Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.Review13 Sep 2017
Internal phosphorus loading in Canadian fresh waters: a critical review and data analysis

Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.Article10 Apr 2011
The River Continuum Concept
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Stock and Recruitment
- W. E. Ricker
Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.Article11 Apr 2011
Patterns of Life-History Diversification in North American Fishes: implications for Population Regulation
- Kirk O. Winemiller and
- Kenneth A. Rose
J. Fish. Res. Bd. Can.Article13 Apr 2011
The Respiratory Metabolism and Swimming Performance of Young Sockeye Salmon
- J. R. Brett
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Permutation tests for univariate or multivariate analysis of variance and regression
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