Wild Fish Communities, Oil Sands Region
Wild fish community data (species, abundance, diversity, length, weight) are available for tributaries of the Athabasca River (Steepbank, Ells, Firebag, High Hills, Dunkirk, Horse, Muskeg, Tar, Calumet, Dover, McKay, Alice, Red Clay, Eymundson, Big Creek, Pierre, Hangingstone, Beaver, and Poplar) and for rivers and creeks adjacent to Christina Lake (Christina River, Sunday Creek, Birch Creek, Sawbones Creek, Jackfish River and Unnamed Creek).
The composition and diversity of fish communities in these waterbodies have been evaluated over time to identify changes in the presence and abundance of fish species in areas varying in proximity to industry activity (open-pit mining and steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD)), including sites located outside of the Athabasca Oil Sands deposit that are not influenced by industry. Sites located outside of the development footprint or deposit provide information on the natural variability of these fish communities over time. Baseline conditions were established through autumn surveys (non-lethal) of fish communities in 2013, 2017-2019, and 2021-present, which have assisted in tracking spatial and temporal changes in fish communities in the region. Length, weight, species identification, and external assessment were performed on each fish collected before being returned to the water at the site of capture. This monitoring activity compliments and supports the Wild Fish Health program.
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Metadata Record Information
- File Identifier
- 3a5d44c0-3552-4834-bca4-63ef584531b4 XML
- Date Stamp
- 2025-02-12T16:09:48.529Z
- Metadata language
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eng; CAN
- Character set
- UTF8
- Hierarchy Level
- Dataset
Data identification
- Title
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Wild Fish Communities, Oil Sands Region
- Date (Creation)
- 2013-09-17
- Date (Publication)
- 2020-01-15
- Date (Revision)
- 2024-12-19
- Status
- On going
- Metadata language
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eng; CAN
- Character set
- UTF8
- Topic category
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- Environment
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- As needed
- Spatial representation type
- Text, table
Keywords
- Theme
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Oil sands monitoring
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fish distribution
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fish populations
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wild fish
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lake chub
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slimy sculpin
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longnose dace
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white sucker
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trout-perch
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longnose sucker
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pearl dace
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northern redbelly dace
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burbot
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brook stickleback
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fathead minnow
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finescale dace
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spoonhead sculpin
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northern pike
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spottail shiner
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walleye
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yellow perch
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Iowa darter
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Arctic grayling
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goldeye
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brassy minnow
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flathead chub
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ninespine stickleback
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- Subtopic Category
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observation and measurement
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levels and trends
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environmental monitoring
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cumulative effects
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monitoring station
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fish health
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growth
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abnormalities
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survival
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contaminants
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- Temporal
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autumn
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Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
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Oil sands
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Freshwater fish
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ECCC Information Category EN
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Water - Quality
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Business Functions
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Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste
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Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota
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Branch
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Science and Technology Branch
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Directorate
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Water Science and Technology
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Program (PAA)
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1.3.2. Ecosystem Assessment and Approaches
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GC Security Level
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Unclassified
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Geography
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Prairie - Alberta (AB)
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Water - Drainage regions - Peace–Athabasca
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- Use Limitation
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Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
- Access Constraints
- License
- Use Constraints
- License
- Begin Date
- 2013-09-17
Extent
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Ref. system Reference Systems
- Reference system identifier
- http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:4326 / 1
Distribution
https://www.canada.ca/
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