PRIMARY PUBLICATIONS
Shannon Sterling, Sarah MacLeod, Lobke Rotteveel, Kristin Hart, Thomas A. Clair, Edmund Halfyard. (Accepted). Ionic aluminum concentrations exceed thresholds for aquatic health in Nova Scotian rivers. HESS. Please Click Here.
Klinard, Natalie V., Jordan K. Matley, Edmund A. Halfyard, Michael Connerton, Timothy B. Johnson, and Aaron T. Fisk. (2020). Post-stocking dispersion, habitat use, and fate of a reintroduced deepwater forage fish in a large lake. Freshwater Biology 65:1073-1085. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13491 Please Please Click Here.
Klinard, Natalie V., Edmund A. Halfyard, Jordan K. Matley, Aaron T. Fisk and Timothy B. Johnson. (2019). The influence of dynamic environmental interactions on detection efficiency of acoustic transmitters in a large, deep, freshwater lake. Anim Biotelemetry 7: 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40317-019-0179-1 Please Click Here.
Klinard, N. V., Halfyard, E. A., Fisk, A. T., Stewart, T. J., and Johnson, T. B. 2018. Effects of Surgically Implanted Acoustic Tags on Body Condition, Growth, and Survival in a Small Laterally Compressed Forage Fish. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 147(4):749-757. https://doi.org/10.1002/tafs.10064 Please Click Here.
Klinard, N. V., Fisk, A. T., Kessel, S. T., Halfyard, E. A., and Colborne, S. F. (2017). Habitat use and small-scale residence patterns of sympatric sunfish species in a large temperate river. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. (999), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2017-0125. Please Click Here.
Cook, K.V., Hinch, S.G., Drenner, S.M., Halfyard, E.A., Raby, G.D., and Cooke, S.J. 2017. ICES J. Mar. Sci. Population-specific mortality in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) released from a purse seine fishery. ICES. J. Mar. Sci. Please Click Here
Mumby, J.A., T.B. Johnson, T.J. Stewart, E.A. Halfyard, B.C. Weidel, M.G. Walsh, J.R. Lantry and A.T. Fisk. 2017. Feeding ecology and niche overlap of Lake Ontario offshore forage fish assessed with stable isotopes. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. Please Click Here.
Halfyard, Edmund A., D. Webber, J. del Papa, T. Leadley, S.T. Kessel, S.F. Colborne and A.T. Fisk. 2017. Evaluation of an Acoustic Telemetry Transmitter Designed to Identify Predation Events. Meth. Ecol. Evol. . Please Click Here
Gibson, A. J. F., Halfyard, E. A., Bradford, R. G., Stokesbury, M. J., and Redden, A. M. 2015. Effects of predation on telemetry-based survival estimates: insights from a study on endangered Atlantic salmon smolts. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 72(5), 728-741. Please Click Here
Halfyard, E.A., Gibson, A.J.F., Stokesbury, M.J.W., Ruzzante, D.E. and Whoriskey, F.G. 2013. Correlates of estuarine survival of Atlantic salmon post-smolts from the Southern Upland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 70: 452–460. doi: 10.1139/cjfas-2012-0287 Please Click Here
Halfyard, E.A., Ruzzante, D.E., Stokesbury, M.J.W., Gibson, A.J.F. and Whoriskey, F.G. 2012. Estuarine Migratory Behaviour and Survival of Atlantic Salmon Smolts from the Southern Upland, Nova Scotia, Canada. J. Fish Biol. 81: 1626–1645. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03419.x Please Click Here
O’Dor, R., M. Stokesbury, P.G. Amiro and E. Halfyard. 2008. The Ocean Tracking Network – Cutting Edge Technology on a Global Scale. J. Ocean Tech. 3(2): 23-26.
PRIMARY PUBLICATIONS IN PREPARATION
Halfyard, E.A., Gibson, A.J.F., Ruzzante, D.E. and Whoriskey, F.G. In Prep. Potential impact of predators on the estuarine survival of anadromous salmonids in Nova Scotia’s Southern Upland. Target Submission (Dec. 2017): North American Journal of Fisheries Management.
Broome, J.E., Halfyard, E.A., Bradford, R.G., Stokesbury, M.J.W. and Redden, A.M. In Prep. Detection range and efficiency of passive acoustic telemetry at a tidal-energy test site: Minas Passage, Bay of Fundy. Target Submission (2017). TBD.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Halfyard, E.A. 2014. The Estuarine and Early Marine Survival of Atlantic Salmon: Estimation, Correlates and Ecological Significance. PhD Thesis. Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Gibson, A. Jamie F., Horsman, Tracy L., Ford, Jennifer S. and Halfyard, Edmund A. 2013. Recovery Potential Assessment for Eastern Cape Breton Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): Habitat requirements and availability, threats to populations, and feasibility of habitat restoration. Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. 2014/071. Please Click Here.
Halfyard, E.A. 2010. A review of options for the containment, control and eradication of illegally introduced smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu). Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2865: vi + 71 p. Please Click Here
Halfyard, E.A., J.L. MacMillan and R. Madden. 2008. Trout Population Parameters of Select Lakes within the Southern Tangier – Grand Lake Wilderness Area. Technical Report. Inland Fisheries Division, Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture. Pictou, Nova Scotia. 40 pp. Please Click Here
Halfyard, E.A., J.L. MacMillan and R. Madden. 2008.Fecundity and Sexual Maturity in Select Nova Scotia Trout Populations. Technical Report. Inland Fisheries Division, Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture. Pictou, Nova Scotia. 22 pp. Please Click Here
Leblanc, J.E. and E.A. Halfyard. 2008. Preliminary Report on Mercury and Arsenic Contamination of Fish Tissues and the Influence of Historic Gold Mines in Nova Scotia. Technical Report. Inland Fisheries Division, Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture. Pictou, Nova Scotia. 44 pp.
Halfyard, E.A. and J.P. Hastey. 2008. Assessment of the 2008 West River, Sheet Harbour Atlantic salmon smolt migration. Report submitted to the Nova Scotia Salmon Association. P.O. Box 396, Chester, Nova Scotia, B0J 1J0.
Halfyard, E.A. 2007. Initial Results of an Atlantic Salmon River Acid Mitigation Program. MSc Thesis. Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Halfyard, E.A., 2007. The West River, Sheet Harbour Acid Mitigation Project. In Brylinsky, M. and L. Hinks (Eds), Proceedings from the Acid Rain Mitigation Workshop, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Nova Scotia, Canada, May 26-27, 2007. p: 83-89.