Principal Investigator:Evans, Marlene S. Licensed Year(s):
2023
20212020 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5696.
This main objective of this research project is to gain a better understanding of whether or not contaminant levels are changing in fish (lake trout and cisco) in Great Bear Lake. The research team is particularly interested in observing mercury presence. This study complements ongoing fish population studies being c...
Principal Investigator:Evans, Marlene S. Licensed Year(s):2022
2021
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5058.
The research team will conduct a study of Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and mercury in large-bodied fish (primarily burbot, whitefish), small-bodied fish (trout perch, slimy sculpins, lake chub) to assess cumulative impacts of anthropogenic and natural disturbances on fish health with a focus on the Mackenzi...
Principal Investigator:Evans, Marlene S. Licensed Year(s):2022
2021
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5031.
The study is continuing to investigate whether contaminant levels are changing in fish in the Northwest Territories with a focus on Great Slave Lake which we have been studying since the early 1990s. The research team plans to collect lake trout from Great Slave Lake (Hay River area and Lutsel K’e area and also plans ...
Principal Investigator:Evans, Marlene S. Licensed Year(s):
2018
2016 Summary:
This study is continuing to investigate whether contaminant levels are changing in fish in Great Slave Lake which the team have been studying since the early 1990s. The research team will collect lake trout from the Hay River and Lutsel K’e areas. The team will also plan to collect burbot from the Lutsel K’e and Fort Resolution areas of Great Slave Lake, and northern pike from the Fort Resolution ...
Principal Investigator:Evans, Marlene S. Licensed Year(s):20232022
2017
20152014201320122011201020092008200720062005 Summary:
The objectives of this project are to:
1) continue to investigate trends in mercury, metals and persistent organic contaminants (POCs) in lake trout harvested from two locations (West Basin near Hay River, East Arm at Lutsel K’e) and burbot harvested from one location (West Basin at Fort Resolution) in Great Slave Lake in 2017 to further extend the long-term (1993-2015: POCs, 1993-2016 mercury a...
Principal Investigator:Evans, Marlene S. Licensed Year(s):202420162015
2014
2013 Summary:
This study is designed to find out whether contaminant levels are changing in fish (lake trout and cisco) in Great Bear Lake.
The research team require fall-caught fish for this study. Twenty whole lake trout and 20 whole cisco of a range of sizes are required from Great Bear Lake. The fish will be frozen immediately after capture and shipped to Environment Canada-Saskatoon. The fish will then ...
Principal Investigator:Evans, Marlene S. Licensed Year(s):
2014
Summary:
The objectives of this research project are to collect a series of sediment cores in the West Basin of Great Slave Lake to investigate time trends in various chemicals of interest including mercury, mercury isotopes and persistent organic contaminants.
In late-March 2014, the research team will collect sediment cores at 3-4 locations on Great Slave Lake (West Basin, offshore Slave River). An 8...
Principal Investigator:Evans, Marlene S. Licensed Year(s):
2010
2009 Summary:
For several years, studies have been conducted to find out if contaminant levels are changing in lake trout and burbot in Great Slave Lake. The researchers have been seeing some changes with mercury levels increasing and HCH levels declining in these fish. However, there have been other changes in the fish, especially lake trout which appear to contain less fat and to be feeding closer to shore th...
Principal Investigator:Evans, Marlene S. Licensed Year(s):2003
1998
Summary:
It has recently been learned that predatory fish in some lakes in the Mackenzie Basin have very high concentrations of mercury. This study will try to determine why the mercury concentrations are high. The researcher will fly into Cli Lake. A boat, a depth sounder and a global positional finder will be used to find out how deep the lakes in different spots. The temperature of the water, its acidit...