The North Bay and District Chamber of Commerce is highlighting a few opportunities that have come out of a study that was done to look into ways to increase the sustainability of Lake Nipissing and the walleye fishery.

One is the potential to create a new Lake Nipissing focused community website, based on open and transparent communication, with monitoring, survey data, stock estimates and harvest estimates.

Other opportunities include support of current restocking efforts, further study on stress levels and on the issue of cormorant or invasive species.

Peter Chirico, President and CEO for the North Bay and District Chamber of Commerce commended Dr. Doris Smith, the third-party consultant that undertook the report regarding the study for opportunities to increase the sustainability of Lake Nipissing and the walleye fishery.

“I don’t think we were too surprised with the results of the study by Dr. Smith, but it did provide a few opportunities that are promising for future sustainability,” Chirico noted.

$75,000 was provided by the Ontario Trillium Foundation for the study.

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