Principal Investigator:Stern, Gary Licensed Year(s):
2024
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5906.
Short-term goals are to determine if burbot contaminant concentrations:
• Are above or below Health Canada guidelines (i.e. <0.5 ppm mercury per gram fish). Annual data will be provided to NWT Health and Social Services for evaluation;
• Are associated with dietary indicators, i.e. stable isotope ratio data (15N, 1...
Principal Investigator:Stern, Gary Licensed Year(s):
2022
2021 Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5111.
The short-term goals are to determine if 2020, 2021 and 2022 burbot contaminant concentrations: a) remain below Health Canada guidelines (i.e. <0.5 ppm mercury per gram fish). The research team will provide annual data to NWT Heath and Social Services for evaluation; b) are associated with dietary indicators, i.e. sta...
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 ...