Manitoba Fish Habitat
Manitoba's 100,000 lakes cover approximately 17% or 101,600 km2 of its surface
area. In addition, rivers, streams and marshes are home to important fish
habitat. Healthy fish habitat provides sustainable benefits to sport, commercial
and domestic users throughout the province.
Over the past decade, mechanisms and processes have
been put into place to prevent further loss of healthy fish habitat. In
addition, Manitoba is focusing on enhancing and/or rehabilitating areas with
lost or degraded habitat.
One such program, the "Manitoba Fisheries Enhancement
Initiative" has contributed funding for the enhancement, restoration and
creation of fish habitat in Manitoba. Under this program, revenue generated
through a portion of sport and commercial license sales is used to fund such
projects including: Lake Aeration, Fish Passage, Rearing and Spawning
Enhancement, Stream Rehabilitation, Population Management and Education,
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Manipogo Lake Manitoba's Sea Monster