Ottawa River lamprey survey

[FishDoc]

Hi folks! We are looking for people to participate in our online Ottawa River lamprey survey. The overarching goal of this survey is to understand what attitudes and perceptions Ottawa River anglers possess regarding lampreys in the river.

The survey will be completely online, anonymous, and should take 10-15 minutes to complete. Participants will be entered into a draw for one of three $50 Cabela’s gift cards should they wish to provide their email address at the end of the survey (responses will not be linked to email address in any way and will remain anonymous).

The ethics protocol of this project was reviewed by the Carleton University Research Ethics Board, which provided clearance (CUREB-B Clearance #121960) to carry out the research. If you have any ethical concerns with the study, please contact the Carleton University Research Ethics Board-B (by phone at 613-520-2600 ext. 4085 or via email at [email protected]).

Please click the link below if you would like to participate. Also, please feel free to share this survey with other anglers of the Ottawa River to complete.

Link to survey: https://carletonu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0GSp4TphNL89KCy

Please contact Tanya Lemieux at [email protected] or Dr. Sean Landsman at [email protected] with any questions regarding this survey.

[Rizzo]

as a kid I remember chasing after and catching lampreys in the Humber River in the shallows in late spring. My perception of them? Gross. Is there any other perception?

[BillM]

15 hours ago, Rizzo said:

as a kid I remember chasing after and catching lampreys in the Humber River in the shallows in late spring. My perception of them? Gross. Is there any other perception?

They get a bad rap.  Some are parasitic and some are not.  They're also a native species and been around a long time.