Staff with the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority met with staff of Stratford’s Energy and Environment Committee.
Gathering along the Avon River, staff took part in a fish study east of the St. Vincent Street Dam conducting electrofishing exercises to collect and record the fish species found in the river.
A total of 17 fish species were found which include smallmouth bass, white sucker, common shiner, bluntnose minnow and the Northern Sunfish – a special concern species at risk.
The presence of the Northern Sunfish was encouraging as it shows the urban section of the Avon is able to support a species of conservation interest.