Help Set Fish Habitat Restoration Priorities for Lake Ontario
Official title: Fish and Fish Habitat Restoration Priorities for Lake Ontario
Why This Matters
Fish near Lake Ontario? Care about the health of the Great Lakes? This shapes where restoration dollars go. Anglers, boaters, and shoreline communities all have a stake in which habitats get priority.
What Could Change
DFO will use this input to set regional restoration priorities for Lake Ontario. That means specific sites could be targeted for habitat improvement projects. The results feed into a national framework guiding where restoration resources are directed.
Key Issues
- Which fish species and habitats in Lake Ontario should be prioritized for restoration?
- What site-specific restoration actions are needed in Canadian waters of Lake Ontario?
- What restoration goals should guide habitat improvement efforts?
How to Participate
- Review the Framework to Identify Fish Habitat Restoration Priorities to understand how DFO approaches restoration planning.
What Happened
The Framework to Identify Fish Habitat Restoration Priorities has been released following Wave 2 engagement. The framework reflects input from Indigenous peoples, partners, and stakeholders received over summer 2022. Regional restoration priorities work was expected to be completed in 2024.