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Division of Fish and Wildlife
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The Division of Fish and Wildlife was created with the Ministry of Natural Resources on April 1, 1972. It assumed some of the responsibilities of the Outdoor Recreation Division and the Resources Products Division of the former Department of Lands and Forests.
The division oversaw the activities of the Commercial Fish and Fur Branch, the Sport Fisheries Branch, the Wildlife Branch, and the Fish and Wildlife Research Branch.
The division was involved in the development of the Strategic Plan for Ontario Fisheries (SPOF), which was completed by a working group, in 1976 and implemented over the next ten years. The strategy was based on limited access, explicit allocation of fish stocks, preference for sensitive uses over degradative uses, public education and participation in experimental management to protect fish communities.
On February 1, 1978, the Division of Fish and Wildlife was merged with the Division of Parks to form the new Outdoor Recreation Group.
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The Division of Fish and Wildlife provided and encouraged recreational and industrial opportunities based on the fish and wildlife resources of Ontario.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Annual Report of the Minister of Natural Resources, 1973
Bocking, Stephen, "Great Lakes Fisheries", Environmental History, vol. 2 no.1 Jan. 1997, 52- 73.
Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12-24.
Maintenance notes
Canadiana Authorities has a heading "Ontario. Division of Fish and Wildlife". However, we have two divisions of the same name and therefore the ministry name has been added to the heading.
Archivist(s):
Nancy Martin, Susan McClure