Aquatic Research
Lake Opeongo Creel Survey & Fall Lake Trout Tagging:
Beginning in 1936, Prof. Fred Fry of the University of Toronto initiated a survey of anglers fishing on Lake Opeongo and surrounding lakes of Algonquin Park. Better access to the park was underway with improvements to roads to accommodate visitors arriving in what was then a relatively new mass-produced technology - the family car. There was concern about whether or not fisheries in Algonquin could sustain a higher level of fishing effort. The Lake Opeongo creel census has continued each year since 1936 and is now in its 73rd year of operation. It represents one of the longest term studies of animal population ecology. Read more here.
Acoustic Telemetry Array:
Hydroacoustic Assessment:
Biodiversity and BioStructure in Algonquin Lakes:
Smallmouth Bass Population Ecology:
Brook Trout Ecology, Life History & Conservation:
Lakescapes & Landscapes: Fish monitoring
LDyNE Lake Dynamics in Nearshore Ecosystems
Lake Huron Coastal Ecosystems:
Fish Life Histories ~ Building on Beverton's Legacy:
University Collaborators
Cyr Lab (University of Toronto):
Helene Cyr's lab works out of Harkness on benthic ecology and productivity in Lake Opeongo. Read more here.
McCann Lab (University of Guelph):
Kevin McCann's lab focuses on food web structure and biodiversity in a set of Algonquin Park lakes. Read more here.
Sprules Lab (University of Toronto):
Gary Sprules' lab focuses on lake ecosystem structure and zooplankton dynamics. Read more here.
Wells Lab (University of Toronto):
Mathew Wells' research is in the area of environmental fluid dynamics. He's testing new drifters to record Langragian trajectories on Lake Opeongo. Read more here.