Heading out fishing? We could use your help!
Take part in our Askîy Fish Health Community Monitoring Program by filling out our forms when you get back from your fishing trip:
Over 500 Métis Citizens have shared their concerns about declining fish populations, poor fish health, and differences in fish taste. Through Askîy, the Otipemisiwak Métis Government’s community based environmental monitoring initiative, Citizens can help gather information to detect fish health and population changes in Alberta.
To show our appreciation, we’ll be awarding prizes to Citizens who submit forms between September 1 and December 31. Grand prizes of $250 Cabela’s gift cards will be awarded for each category (fishing trip, fish measurement & health, and palatability), so make sure to submit all your forms! All Citizens who participate will also receive a small token of our appreciation.
Please help us protect Alberta’s fish and their habitat by participating in this community monitor program.
Thank you to everyone that has participated this past spring and submitted their photos!
Project Highlights
Since we launched the Fish Health Community Monitor project in 2021, our Askîy Guardians have submitted fish health reports from 120 unique waterbodies. These are just a few of the things we have learned:
Askîy Guardians visted these waterbodies the most:
- Lesser Slave Lake
- La La Biche
- Pigeon Lake
Askîy Guardians had the most satisfying fishing trips at these waterbodies:
- Floatingstone Lake
- Pigeon Lake
- Isle Lake
Askîy Guardians gave these waterbodies the highest fish health ratings:
- Baptiste Lake
- Lac La Biche
- Shiningbank Lake