FIShNET

Environmental change in aquatic ecosystems can impact fish health in many ways, including trophic ecology, immune responses to pathogens and parasites, and exposure to contaminants, such as mercury. Fish consumption represents the largest source of mercury to humans. This project characterizes the links between environmental change, water quantity and quality, fish health, food safety, and food security in one subarctic First Nations community in northern Ontario. It will identify and fill regionally specific data gaps as well as generate key information needed to guide community-based mitigation strategies to maintain and improve health and well-being in the face of environmental change.

Research Team: Kelly Skinner, Virginia Sutherland, Brian Laird, Heidi Swanson, Mylene Ratelle, Jim Wallace, Vern Cheechoo, Glenn Ferguson.