Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1973-04-26, Page 15ROUGH, JQURNEy-'This s ckledAtr� trout(p o i t ,: Pe , i" U .�: p aged yup ,.key the Department of Natural Resources conservation crew just below the dam of Port Albert, has had a rough trip up the, .river to the ;$awning beds. Conservation Officers believe the trout's' encOunter with a lamprey; will mean., its death In the near future (Staff,Phot0) Conservation officers and the'r crews hawo'l n workingn the Port Al.t area .four the last few weeks,tagging the, trout which or'eawimming up the livct to the spauming beds and,belping them along their way, , The trout -tagging operation, which has :only been in effeet•in the Port Albert, area for the last few Years,, represents' a program which has been "a n integral part of the Ministry of Natura),l sources''-stoc ng. o rations, for the last 30 to 40 yew. "The tagging citation has been restricted to the spawners," said Blake Evans, a conservation officer with witit the Wingham branch of the '. Ministry ..of Natural Resources. "We hope to put'the><x in 'the optimum place where, they' will be able to regenerate thent- selves." t Tra 4 ut- i , serves a m tt m purpose function in the scheme of the Ministry of Natural Re- sources stocking operations. "It gives ' us their' rate of growth—that is the rate of In- crease in size, in the -period let - veva. w they` were d when .may are naught ": Tagging al'reveale where spawnersetravel and where `t gather,'" f no one catc . a "with.,tag then iben maybc fisshingthere and w wht„'' Mr. Evans added that versa 40tgd be true 'IF fishermen are just not the fish ;they, catch with a theY*(the coervationau e to think on the goad: "The :port Albert operate relatively t small profit,' nservatton crews s at, eeda l� the. his year.'Tlifey t!ed�`tr of whiff were caught :on, ti day. The crewsgo put w weather is right, If the s and di.t atrout warm gathered more than if the' clot tly and cool. "The workforce consists,; conservation officers an f five cols uel employees, depi y l ee iri her • of i itrout. a river." Mr. Evans d the )3 - •s,,, ber of trout Is Oeternained the operation #lir ' The trout-taggink #tlr paid for out of the, ,fl :• management .allocation .' ► ministry's budget, "It all ` back to the taxpayer's money," said Mr. Evans. ale added that he lieges the 3 trouttagging, Prograin programwill coni. itinue into the future, "We have considerable faith in thepros gram. it ,depends on funding`bit there ' •. there's' every Indication of it being a continuing°program. '? The conservation ocerahive not faced any discouraging�re- marks•in;regard :toe thep program. "There has been nothing int favorable' comment'f rein• ih local people in Port Albert," said Mr. Evans. ° with the coming of dryer, s a,gwarmer • weather: the water,levei t Iver gone ander a 4. trout' "In ihe,last fCw ys'� tbes►e were' tit have stinted t o cleapicturr tie � Wit; at tit true ` t talo , watetr, jevelwas .tan. : f tem," comme tted . 4 ' an''goosd d ire don.... t pan :Snlwhy. `it .won't'' it> prove.. a trout stream river is�y�_. ut t e fokets 'tfiewa ' bel+o 'ihe dam.:They sm.!. t able to get;d,past it. e +c pm Pont b tie the final o ta#cle. °to this tj use e u the �tne-tie river . to . s b t i pa�, � .0 . the s Ihitle- tit can be st it. da +aWA• l aken London .ands' he refuses to sem. There was another°dam further '''l .up' 'the river but it was 'washed r 'Out ?. The Ontario Branch of the Holstein.Friesian .Association is sponsoring as new event to be known as the Ontario Holstein 'Spring, 'Show: `t ryi l '',beheld Saturday;"May-. 5, at ,'atford Fair t,ounds, commencing at 10:30 a *fl .. s vent e:i ' ar is the result of. a rising demand from breeders for . a major snow; at whi'eh ':animals' that are not at their plc for the fall fairs,may .exhilo ted, mince LOCAL TALENT—The Department of Natural Resources' fish and wildlife department's conservation team, based near Wingham, makes use of the Local talent when netting trout for its tagging program. The nets used in the picture c�.. -: av':i..f,..w.+ci..iYa>Ata1.c 2. wA7 ati..R.ax'e.cy.s ' "'V;u`s.'<_` 1 . z, t -•moi f.. (. are specially designed for working in the Lucknow river. The rest of the crew beat the water to try and drive the fish in the direction of the mets. (Staff Photo) • iC;,fi';�..., ''�Y',:.'., .. ._.: ,... ozs"z "". '' .... 'e:F.� ,,..,..._ _.... Sw3iAYr:'e1:...',..:,...as,«�,fi>.adi•V-airs . .: ..:., :. FISH STOPPER The old stone darn on the Lucknowwriver, where if flows through Port Albert, poses the last real obstacle to the trout as they swirn up the river to the swri- i'rig beds further up. Part of the consevvation crew's opera- tion calls for helping the trout get past this obstacle whereas the rerrlainder of their job is to tag the fish in order to follow their movements. (Staff Photo) � y i m enieut Dats'S 81 (CANI,M) has two: new pro- grams to' offer Canadian fast- ers, They may now -choose on f of three basic types of accounting packages. • Tax Pak is designed spe- cifically to keep track of business transactions related to filing income tax on a cash basis. It is the ; likely choice of the large number of farmers ' who want 'a simple bookkeeping system for - basic tax information. Financial Pak emphasizes farm financial management by providing the farmer with basic financial information. This infor- mation can also be used for filing income tax. Financial Pak records changes in the farmer's cash and credit positions on a monthly basis. This information Indicates his ability to generate income which he can compare with his cash operating expenses,. machinery and equip- ment replacement and family ex- penses. • To be successful, the. farmer , must be able to identify problems or ' opportunities as they arise, , , analyze alternatives and make decisions. Financial Pak permits a farm- er to use information from his own operation to assess the finan- cial strength of the business and to explore the effect of a . switch from, one crop to another, from one type of livestock to another, or from one type of credit financ- ing to another. Production Pak, the system of- fered for the last two years, is still available. It is a combination of Tax Pak and Financial Pak in that it provides information for prpduction management as well as for tax management, credit purposes and the over-all finan- cial management of farm busi- ness. Farmers send monthly data to CANFARM's regional data cen- trei at Guelph, Moncton or Sas- katoon where it is processed via computer and returned to the farmer. All data submitted by farmers is confidential. CANFARM, a federal -provin- cial ' program, deals with the farmer through contact agencies which charge the farmer a serv- Ice fee. The fee varies, depending on the type of service provided, abd Includes a charge for the use of computing facilities. Field specialists from the con- tact agencies work with the fanner, instructing him about the program and assisting him in Making the best use of reports he reeei!es. There are '10,000 Cana- dian' analdian farmers enrolled in CAN- PARM's Farm Records System. ,ta ie show ' S been timed to coincide with ,the `i `ajor ' spring consignment sales and Will add an event of'interest for the many buyers from outside Canada who .are expected to attend the sales. Response has been excellent - and while participation is being restricted to not more than ten head per exhibitor, a`show of be- tween 150 and -200 Head is expect- ed. Veteran judge Fred Griffin. of Burgessville will ,placei the awards. Holstein Director William . R. Grieve, Dorchester, chairman of the Committee in charge of :the • show, has indicated that every effort will be made to develop this event, not only as a top show,.but as a friendly gathering for Hol- stein breeders and visitors. To this, end a buffet dinner will be held at the conclusion of the judg- ing program. Financial support is being pro- vided by (he Holstein Associa- tion, Western Ontario Breeders, Uhited Breeders and leading cattle export firms. SPLIS SPLOSH—Conservation officer Blake Evan's finds it a wet fob as he makes a fast bee -line for the shore with his fish in tow. The fish, a rather good sized female speckled trout, is being taken to the department's truck for tagging and a dip in its tank. She'll later be released a little further up the river on the other side of the Port Albert dam. TROUT TAGGING—Once the trout is caught, he is measured and supplied with a tag by the Department of Natural Resources' conservation officers. The purpose of the tag is to assist the officers in sighting their movements; determining how far they move; and the type of rivers the trout prefer to spawn in. (Staff Photo'