2023-Dec-18
Shawanaga First Nation/GBB Project Looks to Shed Light on Lake Sturgeon
Despite its cultural significance, little is known about the lake sturgeon of eastern Georgian Bay, but work between Shawanaga First Nation and Georgian Bay Mnidoo Gamii Biosphere (GBB) hopes to shed more light on the species at risk.
With funding from the Aboriginal Fund for Species at Risk, Shawanaga took the lead on the four-year project that aims to fill some of the knowledge gaps left by the province’s Lake Sturgeon Recovery Strategy. Through fieldwork, interviews with community members and information gathering the project resulted in a lake sturgeon conservation plan for eastern Georgian Bay that can serve as a jumping-off point for future research.
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