fish community of Hamilton Harbour, Lake Ontario: Status, stressors, and remediation over 25 years

• Published in: Aquatic ecosystem health & management Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 206 - 218
• Main Authors: Boston, C. M, R. G. Randall, J. A. Hoyle, J. L. Mossman, J. N. Bowlby
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2016
• Subjects: biomass; boats; ecosystem health; ecosystems; environmental health; eutrophication; fish; fish communities; fisheries; habitat conservation; habitat destruction; habitats; index of biotic integrity; invasive species; Nutrition Education and Training program; piscivores; pollution; population dynamics; remediation; water quality; Lake Ontario

Hamilton Harbour is a large (21 km ²) protected harbour located at the western end of Lake Ontario that was designated as an Area of Concern in 1985 by the International Joint Commission. As part of the designation, the fish community was deemed “impaired.” One of the long-term goals of the Ha...