Description: According to the PPS (Provincial Policy Statement), fish habitat is defined as: “the spawning grounds and nursery, rearing,food supply, and migration areas on which fish depend directly or indirectly in order to carry outtheir life processes.” Fish resources have many values to the United Counties, including:1. contributing to a diversity of species;2. providing a natural indicator of water quality and environmental health;3. forming a vital part of the aquatic food chain;4. providing commercial fishing such as baitfish (minnow) harvest (OMNR, 1983); and,5. providing recreational sport fishing opportunities and related economic spin-offs (OMNR,1990).