Fisheries Enhancement Fund

This program funds projects that protect or improve fish stocks, enhance fish habitat, or provide fisheries education. 

Eligibility Criteria

ORGANIZATIONS

Such as:

• Fish and game associations
• Community groups, associations, service clubs
• Local government agencies, business organizations
• Conservation and environmental groups
• Academia and/or school groups 

PROJECTS

Projects must:

• Be environmentally and technically sound
• Result in fisheries that are sustainable, biologically and economically
• Improve recreational angling opportunities in Manitoba

Eligible Activities

Project examples include:

• Create pools and riffles for spawning and rearing young
• Remove obstructions or build fishways to ease passage
• Improve lake habitat and reduce winter fish kills through aeration
• Watershed management projects
• Fisheries research projects

Summary

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

• There is a $25,000 cap per project per year.
• Special projects which require funding in excess of this cap will be considered, however proponents are encouraged to investigate funding contributions from other sources.

Manitoba Contact(s):

Ms. Shauna Santos
Fisheries Branch
Manitoba Water Stewardship
Box 20 - 200 Saulteaux Crescent
Winnipeg, Manitoba  R3J 3W3
Telephone:204-945-7787
Fax:204-948-2308
E-mail: fish@gov.mb.ca   
Web site: http://www.gov.mb.ca/waterstewardship/fisheries/habitat/habitat.html