GEN-FISH In the News

GEN-FISH In the News

EDNA will enhance environmental surveys
Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine
August/September 2020 Issue – All living organisms release genetic material into the environment as they move and interact in their habitat  (Read more.)

Canadian researchers uncover surprises through fish DNA analysis 
Canadian Geographic
May 22, 2020 – One thing researchers weren’t expecting to find: yellow perch cannibalism. (Read more.)

Biologist Margaret Docker co-lead on four-year eDNA Genome Canada project 
University of Manitoba, Department of Science
May 22, 2020 – 9.1 million dollar GEN-FISH project aims to manage Canada’s freshwater fish. (Read more.)

GEN-FISH harnesses environmental DNA to manage Canada’s freshwater fish
Genome Prairie
April 7, 2020 – Canada is home to almost 200 species of freshwater fish spread out over more than two million lakes covering about 7.6 per cent of Canada’s nearly 10 million square kilometres. Margaret Docker and her colleagues want to catalogue them all (the fish, that is). (Read more.)

Genome project aims for better grip on Canada’s freshwater fish
The London Free Press
February 7, 2020 – There are many good reasons to get a better grip on how fish are faring in Canada’s two million lakes, not the least of which is that they can be eaten. (Read more.)

Fish DNA Survey
CBC, Windsor Morning with Tony Doucette
December 12, 2019 – Tony Doucette interviews GEN-FISH Co-Lead, Dr. Daniel Heath, about the recently launched program. (Listen to interview.)

Research network angling to conserve fish
Daily News, University of Windsor
December 12, 2019 – Monday marked the official launch of a genome research project that will help ensure the sustainability of freshwater fish stocks in Canada for generations to come. (Read more.)

Changing the way Canadian fisheries are managed
Blackburn News
December 11, 2019 – The University of Windsor is spearheading a new research project that will help improve the way Canada’s fisheries on fresh lakes and rivers are managed. (Read more.)

Massive Canada-Wide Fish Genome Study Underway at UWindsor
AM-800, Windsor, ON
December 9, 2019 – The largest freshwater fish genome research project in Canada’s history is officially underway at the University of Windsor. (Read more.)

‘Game changer:’ Largest DNA survey of fish launched at UWindsor
Windsor Star
December 9, 2019 – The largest DNA survey of fish ever attempted, a $9.1-million GEN-FISH project, was launched Monday in Windsor. (Read more.)

GEN-FISH: The largest aquatic DNA survey ever performed
CTV News, Windsor
December 9, 2019 – The University of Windsor has launched a multi-million dollar research project to examine the health of Canada’s freshwater fish population. (View clip.)

With increasing threats to the aquatic environment, it is essential that we also evolve our technologies to identify issues and potential solutions quickly.

Lester Anoquot & Greg NadjiwonChiefs, Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation

[S]tands out as one of the most exciting and integrated proposals I have read for some time.

Ontario GenomicsReview Panel

One of the first Academic proposals I have seen in a while that could provide really clear benefits for the management of fish in BC

A. ClarkeFreshwater Fisheries Society of BC