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- End of Spring Trap Netting (ESTN)
2004. Skinner, A. and H. Ball. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.
Summary: End of spring trap netting (ESTN) is a standard live release trap netting program designed to estimate the relative abundance of a fish stock and provide other biological measures to assess the status of walleye populations in Ontario. ESTN is an adaptation of the NSCIN protocol. This manual describes the standard methods of conducting an ESTN project.
Document: End of Spring Trap Netting (ESTN) (PDF, 3 1MB, 60 p.)
- Manual of Instruction– Brook Trout Index Netting (BTIN)
2005. B. Monroe. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.
Summary: This manual describes the standard methods and provides the technical information necessary for project leaders and field crews to conduct the BTIN field program which is designed to provide an unbiased index of brook trout abundance and collect biological information on the target species.
Document: Manual of Instruction– Brook Trout Index Netting (BTIN) (PDF, 630 KB, 34 p.)
- Manual of Instructions – Fall Walleye Index Netting (FWIN)
2002. Morgan, G. E. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.
Summary: This manual describes standard methods for the collection of biological information to support management of a percid fishery dominated by walleye. The fall walleye index netting (FWIN) uses overnight sets of multi-mesh gillnets and is therefore a method to be used in waterbodies where lethal sampling is acceptable.
Document: Manual of Instructions – Fall Walleye Index Netting (FWIN) (PDF, 353 KB, 38 p.)
- Manual of Instructions – Nearshore Community Index Netting (NSCIN)
1999. Stirling, M. R..Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.
Summary: Nearshore Community Index Netting (NSCIN) is a standard live release trap netting program designed to evaluate abundance and other attributes of fish species that inhabit the littoral zone of Ontario`s lakes. This manual describes the standardized methods and provide the technical information necessary for project leaders and field crews to conduct the NSCIN program.
Document: Manual of Instructions – Nearshore Community Index Netting (NSCIN) (PDF, 593 KB, 53 p.)
- Manual of Instructions – Spring Littoral Index Netting (SLIN)
1999. Hicks, F. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.
Summary: This manual of instructions describes the methodology for conducting a survey of abundance for lake trout. The SLIN method uses 90 minute gill net sets to sample the littoral zone of a lake during the spring. The technique is easy to apply and the short net sets serve to minimize mortality. In addition to indices of abundance, biological information can also be collected to determine the status of the lake trout population.
Document: Manual of Instructions – Spring Littoral Index Netting (SLIN) (PDF, 356 KB, 39 p.)
- Ontario Stream Assessment Protocol
2010. Stanfield, L. [ed.]. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.
Summary: The Ontario Streams Assessment Protocol (OSAP) contains a series of standardized methodologies for identifying sites, evaluating benthic macroinvertebrates, fish communities, physical habitat and water temperatures in wadeable streams. The OSAP provides standardized methods that ensure data repeatability. Use of these standard methodologies allow data to be shared, used for multiple purposes and stored in a common database.
Document: Ontario Stream Assessment Protocol (PDF, 10 MB, 368 p.)
