RAINY LAKE FISHERIES CHARITY TRUST SUPPORTS FIRST RESEARCH PROJECT IN 2006
The RLFCT has recently approved funding for 2006 and 2007 to support the following post-graduate research program on Rainy Lake, Ontario:
Title: INVESTIGATIONS IN APPLIED SMALLMOUTH BASS BIOLOGY IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO
Principle Investigators:
- Dr. Steven Cooke
Assistant Professor of Fish Ecology & Conservation Physiology, Carleton University - Dr. Bruce Tufts
Professor of Fish Physiology, Queen’s University
Project 1: Comparative air exposure in smallmouth and largemouth bass
Project 2: Assessment of smallmouth bass physiology, post-release behaviour and fate in a fall bass tournament
Project 3: 2007 catch and release research
Project 4: Nesting biology and parental care research
RLFCT supports second research project in 2009
The RLFCT approved funding for 2009 and 2010 to support the following post-graduate research program on Rainy Lake, Ontario:
Title: INVESTIGATIONS IN LAKE STURGEON FEEDING ECOLOGY ON RAINY LAKE
Principal Investigator:
- Dr. Brian McLaren
Professor, Lakehead University
Project 1: The Influence of lake characteristics on invertebrate community structure in the littoral zone: the importance to lake sturgeon
Project 2: Selection of foragin habitats by lake sturgeon (Honours Thesis)
Project 3: SeaCam assessment for substrate sampling.
RLFCT supports third research project in 2015
The RLFCT approved funding for 2015 and 2016 to support the following research project:
Title: HABITAT AND COMMUNITY DYNAMICS AS DRIVERS OF NORTHERN PIKE GROWTH POTENTIAL
Principal Investigators:
- Dr. Michael Rennie
Assistant Professor, Lakehead University
Adjunct Professor, University of Manitoba - Dr. Jim Reist
Senior Research Scientist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Project 1: Evaluate temporal stability of northern pike life history charactristics from Rainy Lake.
Project 2: Evaluate northern pike growth and like history among Rainy Lake sub-basins.
Project 3: Frame growth potential of Rainy Lake northern pike within context of provincial databases (FWIN, BSM) and data from the ELA.
Project 4: Identify key limnological and community dynamics that affect northern pike growth potential.
Project 5: Changes in the early growth and condition of lake trout in response to temporal shifts in prey community dynamics.
Project 6: Precision and bias of estimating the age of lake trout using otoliths and fin rays.
RLFCT supports fourth research project in 2020
The RLFCT has recently approved funding for 2020 and 2021 to support the following post-graduate research program on Rainy Lake, Ontario:
Title: Evaluating the impacts of invasive spiny wateflea (Bythotrephes cederstroemi) on the growth rate of fishes.
Principle Investigators:
Dr. Michael Rennie
Assistant Professor, Lakehead University