Europe and are likely encountered in the variety of passive com-
mercial fishing gear types used; particularly traps such as hoop
nets (also known as fyke nets), so our findings should be relevant
beyond eastern Ontario. Moreover, given that this is one of the first
studies to adopt an experimental approach to bycatch research in
inland waters that incorporates sublethal and lethal endpoints, we
hope that our study will serve as a model for future inland bycatch
studies.