[NatureNS] Striped Bass in the Maritimes with Colin Buhariwalla at WESTVILLE

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Hi all=20

Our next meeting of the Pictou County Naturalists Club will be Tuesday =
Dec 8. Colin Buhariwalla from the Coastal Ecology Lab will be guest =
speaker with his topic "Striped Bass in the Maritimes".  Note THIS =
MEETING WILL BE IN THE WESTVILLE LIBRARY 2042 Queen St. WESTVILLE NOT =
NEW GLASGOW. The meeting will be at 6:30 pm. More about Colin and the =
talk below. All welcome and bring along a friend.=20

Striped Bass Morone saxatilis is an andromous fish native to the east =
coast of North America with populations ranging from the Gulf of Mexico =
to the St. Lawrence River in Quebec. Striped Bass have supported =
important commercial and recreational fisheries throughout their range, =
however changes in population abundances over the past several decades =
and increased recreational fisheries throughout the range have bought =
this sportfish into the spotlight for conservationists and anglers =
alike. This talk will focus on the life history of Striped Bass in the =
Maritimes, current status of Canadian populations and will touch on =
results from ongoing local acoustic telemetry projects=20


Colin Buhariwalla, M.Sc. Candidate
Colin graduated from Acadia University with a B.Sc. in Biology (Co-op) =
in 2010. He was introduced to the joys of fisheries work studying Brook =
Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) during undergrad positions at the Nova =
Scotia Department of Inland Fisheries. Upon graduation he garnered =
experience with acoustic telemetry as a research assistant with Acadia =
Centre for Estuarine Research working on Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) =
tagging projects and deployment of Ocean Tracking Network hydrophone =
arrays. After Acadia, Colin worked in the Diadromous Fish Division at =
Fisheries and Oceans Canada with the team responsible for Atlantic =
Salmon (Salmo salar) assessments in the Maritime region. In 2012, =
curiosity led Colin back to Acadia to join the Coastal Ecology Lab. He =
is researching the population characteristics, movements, and origins of =
Striped Bass in a Cape Breton, NS and his study constitutes the first =
scientific investigation of Striped Bass within Cape Breton waters. =
Research efforts to date have yielded interesting results, most notably =
annual estuarine residency and identification of an overwintering site, =
and will contribute to knowledge for future management of the Striped =
Bass recreational fishery



Christmas Bird Count season is fast approaching and here are some dates =
and contacts for local  and nearby counts: Sheet Harbour- Dec 15 contact =
Jim Cameron   jim.cameron@ns.sympatico.ca   Springville (Pictou Co.) Dec =
19 contact Steve Vines  902 396-5682  Antigonish Dec 20 contact Randy =
Lauff randy.lauff@gmail.com   Truro Dec 29 contact Ross Hall =
ross.hall@ns.sympatico.ca    Pictou Harbour Jan 1 contact Ken McKenna =
kenmcken@eastlink.ca  and Tatamagouche Jan 3 contact John Rubin=20



2) Our January talk on Jan 5 will return to the New Glasgow Library and =
will focus on something to take our minds of winter when Kelley Cavan =
and Barry Harrison will have an illustrated talk on " A Safari in =
Botswana". In May of this year, Kelley a dietician and Barry a =
veterinarian took a safari to Botswana. Their talk will focus on the =
animals and birds they saw there and about the conservation measures =
practiced by the Botswana government.=20



3) Our February 2 meeting will likely be members night so start looking =
through your photos, stories, artwork etc. from 2015 and volunteer to =
give a 10 min or so chat. Always a popular night and some amazing photos =
and artwork emerge that night. Drop me a note early to get your name on =
the list





Ken McKenna
Box 218 Stellarton NS
B0K 1S0
902 752-7644




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Roman">Our next=20
meeting of the Pictou County Naturalists Club will be Tuesday Dec 8. =
Colin=20
Buhariwalla from the Coastal Ecology Lab&nbsp;will be guest speaker with =
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Maritimes".</STRONG></FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;<STRONG>Note THIS MEETING WILL BE =
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WESTVILLE LIBRARY 2042 Queen St.&nbsp;WESTVILLE&nbsp;NOT NEW GLASGOW. =
The=20
meeting will be at 6:30 pm. </STRONG>More about Colin and the talk =
below. All=20
welcome and bring along a friend. </FONT></FONT></DIV>
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face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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Roman">Striped Bass=20
<EM>Morone saxatilis </EM>is an andromous fish native to the east coast =
of North=20
America with populations ranging from the Gulf of Mexico to the St. =
Lawrence=20
River in Quebec. Striped Bass have supported important commercial and=20
recreational fisheries throughout their range, however changes in =
population=20
abundances over the past several decades and increased recreational =
fisheries=20
throughout the range have bought this sportfish into the spotlight for=20
conservationists and anglers alike. This talk will focus on the life =
history of=20
Striped Bass in the Maritimes, current status of Canadian populations =
and will=20
touch on results from ongoing local acoustic telemetry projects =
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class=3DMsoNormal>Colin=20
Buhariwalla, M.Sc. Candidate<BR>Colin graduated from Acadia University =
with a=20
B.Sc. in Biology (Co-op) in 2010. He was introduced to the joys of =
fisheries=20
work studying Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) during undergrad =
positions at=20
the Nova Scotia Department of Inland Fisheries. Upon graduation he =
garnered=20
experience with acoustic telemetry as a research assistant with Acadia =
Centre=20
for Estuarine Research working on Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) =
tagging=20
projects and deployment of Ocean Tracking Network hydrophone arrays. =
After=20
Acadia, Colin worked in the Diadromous Fish Division at Fisheries and =
Oceans=20
Canada with the team responsible for Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) =
assessments=20
in the Maritime region. In 2012, curiosity led Colin back to Acadia to =
join the=20
Coastal Ecology Lab. He is researching the population characteristics,=20
movements, and origins of Striped Bass in a Cape Breton, NS and his =
study=20
constitutes the first scientific investigation of Striped Bass within =
Cape=20
Breton waters. Research efforts to date have yielded interesting =
results, most=20
notably annual estuarine residency and identification of an =
overwintering site,=20
and will contribute to knowledge for future management of the Striped =
Bass=20
recreational fishery</P>
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class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;</P>
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class=3DMsoNormal>Christmas=20
Bird Count season is fast approaching and here are some dates and =
contacts for=20
local&nbsp; and nearby counts: Sheet Harbour- Dec 15 contact Jim =
Cameron&nbsp;=20
&nbsp;<A=20
href=3D"mailto:jim.cameron@ns.sympatico.ca">jim.cameron@ns.sympatico.ca</=
A>&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
Springville (Pictou Co.) Dec 19 contact Steve Vines&nbsp;&nbsp;902=20
396-5682&nbsp;&nbsp;Antigonish Dec 20 contact Randy Lauff <A=20
href=3D"mailto:randy.lauff@gmail.com">randy.lauff@gmail.com</A>&nbsp;&nbs=
p; Truro=20
Dec 29 contact Ross Hall <A=20
href=3D"mailto:ross.hall@ns.sympatico.ca">ross.hall@ns.sympatico.ca</A>&n=
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
Pictou Harbour Jan 1 contact Ken McKenna <A=20
href=3D"mailto:kenmcken@eastlink.ca">kenmcken@eastlink.ca</A>&nbsp; and=20
Tatamagouche Jan 3 contact John Rubin </P>
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<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none" =
class=3DMsoNormal>2) Our=20
January talk on Jan 5 will return to the New Glasgow Library and will =
focus on=20
something to take our minds of winter when Kelley Cavan and =
Barry&nbsp;Harrison=20
will have an illustrated talk on " A Safari in Botswana". In May of this =
year,=20
Kelley a dietician and Barry a veterinarian took a safari to Botswana. =
Their=20
talk will focus on the animals and birds they saw there and about the=20
conservation measures practiced by the Botswana government. </P>
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<P style=3D"MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none" =
class=3DMsoNormal>3) Our=20
February 2&nbsp;meeting will likely be members night so start looking =
through=20
your photos, stories, artwork etc. from 2015 and volunteer to give a 10 =
min or=20
so chat. Always a popular night and some amazing photos and artwork =
emerge that=20
night. Drop me a&nbsp;note early to get your name on the list</P>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton =
NS<BR>B0K=20
1S0<BR>902 752-7644<BR></FONT></DIV>
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