Habitat / Fish Culture

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 Fund, contributes funding for projects that emphasize the enhancement, conservation and development of Manitoba’s recreational fishing resources. Under this program, revenue generated through a portion of angling licence sales is used to fund projects under the following categories: Research; Education; Stock Assessment and Monitoring; Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement; and, Outreach and Stewardship. Please click on the following links for more information on this initiative:

Fisheries Enhancement Fund (FEF): (pdf)*

• Program
• Project Funding Application Form
• Application Form Guidelines
• Project Guidelines for Final Report

*Please note that FEF reserves the right to allocate all available funds in any given year within the first intake period, provided the applications received in that intake are consistent with the FEF mandate and are recommended and approved for funding. In order to ensure that funds will be available, applicants are encouraged to submit their FEF applications as early as possible (i.e. February 15 or May 15).

FEF Stamp Competition

• Stamp Competition Entry Form and Guidelines