FISH AND WILDLIFE BRANCH 



Water and wildlife, symbolic of the natural 

 environment of Ontario. Pfioto by 

 D. W. Simkm. 



Fish and Wildlife Branch is divided into two sections and 

 their subordinate units with duties and responsibilities as 

 follows. 



WILDLIFE 



• Came Management: Maintenance and increase of game 

 abundance through improvement of habitat, regulations, 

 inventory of game numbers, measure of participation by 

 hunters, establishment of public hunting areas; and de- 

 velopment of agreement with landowners to provide im- 

 proved game habitat and hunting opportunities. 



• Fur Management: Biologically sound management of fur- 

 bearing animals; counselling of trappers to assist them in 

 achieving the highest economic returns for their furs; regu- 

 lations; stocking of animals in depleted areas; and licensing 

 of fur farms. 



• Field Services: Enforcement of the hunting and fishing 

 regulations; development of training programs for con- 

 servation officers related to law enforcement; development 

 of programs to secure the co-operation of the public in 

 observing regulations; and conduct of hunter examinations. 



FISHERIES 



• Sport Fisheries and Ffatcheries: Planning, co-ordinating 

 and stimulating programs to maintain, develop and expand 

 the Province's sport fisheries through habitat improvement, 

 regulations, inventory of fish populations, measurement of 

 angler activity and angler harvests, development of provin- 

 cial fishing areas, providing information, production of 

 hatchery stock and assessment of its effectiveness, distribu- 

 tion of fish, and stimulation of commercial hatchery and 

 private fish pond development. 



• Commercial Fisheries: Planning and co-ordinating pro- 

 grams based on sound biologic, social and economic bases 

 for the optimum commercial utilization of the Province's 

 fishery resources; issuing licences; collection of statistics 

 (both biologic and economic) on commercial harvests of 

 fish; regulation of harvest through seasons, quotas, gear 

 restrictions and other means; and the development of pro- 

 grams to assist and stimulate industry in catching, process- 

 ing, handling and marketing of fish. 



• Fisheries Inventory: Inventory of the waters of the Prov- 

 ince; organization and co-ordination of the field programs; 

 and implementation of data processing systems to utilize 

 inventory information for biologic, economic and other 

 uses. 



• Indian Resource Development: Administration and co- 

 ordination of resource program of fisheries, wildlife, for- 

 estry, recreation, etc., under the Federal-Provincial Re- 

 source Development Agreement; and development of pro- 

 grams for Indian use of resources. 



