Fish Health Toxicology Contaminants, Oil Sands Region

The objectives of the fish component of the integrated oil sands monitoring program are to provide the necessary data/information to address key questions related to both environmental health of fish populations and fish health issues that can be used to inform human use and consumption.



The questions underlying the fish monitoring design are related to the status and health of wild fish populations in the Lower Athabasca River including and in an expanded geographical extent. Data is being collected to provide a baseline against which future changes in fish populations will be evaluated, and compared to data from historical studies to assess change over time to the current state. Data is also being collected in areas of new oil sands development, to develop baseline data for future site-specific comparisons, contribute to an expanded geographic basis of the overall monitoring plan, and contribute to an improved ability to examine cumulative effects.

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Date Stamp
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Metadata language

eng; CAN
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Hierarchy Level
Series
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Science and Technology Branch / Water Science and Technology / Aquatic Contaminants Research Division - ACRD Data Management Team

867 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington, Ontario, L7S 1A1, Canada
 

Data identification

Title

Fish Health Toxicology Contaminants, Oil Sands Region
Date (Publication)
2014-02-03
Date (Creation)
2012-11-01
Status
On going
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Environment
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Spatial representation type
Vector
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Science and Technology Branch / Water Science and Technology / Aquatic Contaminants Research Division - Dr. Mark McMaster ( Research scientist)

867 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington, Ontario, L7S 1A1, Canada

Keywords

Theme

  • oil sands, monitoring, wild fish, fish health, fish populations, fish distribution, levels and trends, cumulative effects, environmental monitoring, Prairie and Northern Region - Alberta, observation / measurement, Prairie and Northern - Northwest Territories, monitoring station, hyalella, mussels, fathead minnows, fathead minnow eggs, fathead minnow larvae, trout perch, white suckers, slimy scuplin, lake chub, walleye, longnose, age, growth, liver size, gonad size, abnormalities, contaminants, survival, caged invertebrates

  • Observation/Measurement

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Oil sands

  • Fish

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Water - Quality

Business Functions

  • Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste

  • Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota

Branch

  • Science and Technology Branch

Directorate

  • Water Science and Technology

Environment Canada - Program

  • 1.3.2. Ecosystem Assessment and Approaches

GC Security Level

  • Unclassified

Geography

  • Prairie - Alberta (AB)

  • Water - Drainage regions - Peace–Athabasca
 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)

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Begin Date
2011-01-01

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Ref. system Reference Systems

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http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:4326 /
 

Distribution

Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Public inquiries centre

Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd., Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0H3, Canada
1-800-668-6767

https://www.canada.ca
 
 

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Keywords

Observation/Measurement oil sands, monitoring, wild fish, fish health, fish populations, fish distribution, levels and trends, cumulative effects, environmental monitoring, Prairie and Northern Region - Alberta, observation / measurement, Prairie and Northern - Northwest Territories, monitoring station, hyalella, mussels, fathead minnows, fathead minnow eggs, fathead minnow larvae, trout perch, white suckers, slimy scuplin, lake chub, walleye, longnose, age, growth, liver size, gonad size, abnormalities, contaminants, survival, caged invertebrates
Branch

Science and Technology Branch
Business Functions

Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota
Directorate

Water Science and Technology
ECCC Information Category EN

Water - Quality
Environment Canada - Program

1.3.2. Ecosystem Assessment and Approaches
GC Security Level

Unclassified
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

Fish Oil sands


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