A message to all Grand River anglers, boaters, and swimmers

[DSS]

If you boat, fish, or swim in the Grand River watershed, please take a moment and click on one of the links below. The links will take you to a Grand River angling, boating, or swimming survey. These surveys are part of ongoing work to manage water quality in the Grand River watershed and to protect the valuable ecosystem services that it provides. Completing the survey will take roughly 10 minutes.

These surveys are being conducted by DSS Management Consultants Inc. and are designed to estimate the types, level and distribution of angling, boating, and swimming and their economic value within the Grand River watershed. Your responses will help watershed managers to make prudent future decisions that will sustain angling, boating, and swimming opportunities.

These surveys are for watershed management purposes only. Your responses will not be used for commercial purposes nor will your responses be released to others for commercial purposes. Your responses will be kept confidential and only aggregated results will be released to government agencies. Your cooperation responding to this survey will contribute toward sustaining the valuable ecosystem services of the Grand River watershed.

For further information on this survey, contact us by email at: [email protected]. We look forward to your cooperation.

Angling Survey Link

Boating Survey Link

Swimming Survey Link

Quick note: Knowing that this is a fishing community we would still really like to encourage all of you to fill out the boating or swimming surveys as well

[Dave Bailey]

Maybe this is too simple, or maybe I'm missing something, but why do they need to do surveys? Why not just ensure that the river doesn't get polluted, and that development is kept to a minimum to reduce run-off diversion, and the issues should take care of themselves. You maintain a healthy river that is good for all three groups they're concerned about.

[DSS]

Hi Dave, thanks for the question and let me start off by saying you are completely correct. The goal of these surveys is to estimate the types, level and distribution of angling, boating, and swimming activities and their economic value within the Grand River watershed. In order to make informed policy recommendations one must have some indication of the economic services that the watershed provides and their use. These surveys are just one of the ways we are accomplishing this and when combined with other ongoing work, including those that you have mentioned, we will continue to work towards protecting water quality in the Grand River watershed.

 

Cheers!

Edited July 7, 2014 by DSS

[Oggie]

I wish other fisheries were as accessible and mapped out as the Grand. I get tired of the No Parking signs popping up all over Simcoe, Scugog, Puslinch etc. We've done a good job of balancing river use and the interests of landowners along the Grand IMO. Keep up the good work DSS.

Dan O.

[bigugli]

Hypothetical annual user permits????

[Musky or Specks]

At whose behest is this survey being conducted., Who is paying DSS for this survey.

[DSS]

Hypothetical annual user permits????

 

Yes, completely hypothetical.

 

 

At whose behest is this survey being conducted., Who is paying DSS for this survey.

 

DSS is contracted by Environment Canada as part of the Great Lakes Nutrient Initiative

 

Thanks for the questions!

 

Edited July 9, 2014 by DSS