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 ...