Atlantic whitefish (Coregonus huntsmani) culture handbook
J. Whitelaw (Author), J. Manriquez-Hernandez (Author), J. Duston (Author), Shane Francis O'Neil (Author), Rodney Gailand Bradford (Author), Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans Maritimes Region Science Branch (Issuing body)
The Atlantic Whitefish (Coregonus huntsmani) is an anadromous species belonging to the subfamily Coregoninae, family Salmonidae. Atlantic Whitefish were designated "Endangered" in 1983 and have been listed and protected as endangered under the Canada Species at Risk Act (SARA) since June 2003. Its natural habitat has been compromised over the past century by acidification of the rivers and the construction of dams. Currently, this species is restricted to one watershed, the Petite Rivière in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. From 2000 to 2012, at the Mersey Biodiversity Facility, Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) personnel developed the methods to complete the life cycle in captivity. This culminated in the re-stocking of the Petite Rivière, from 2007 to 2009. In addition, juveniles and larvae were introduced in Anderson Lake, Dartmouth, NS as a trial aiming to assess the potential to establish lake-resident populations from cultured stock. This handbook describes the culture methods and associated activities conducted at Mersey between 2000 and 2012.--Includes text from document
Microform, English, 2015
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Science Branch, Maritimes Region, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 2015