Fish (burbot, Lota lota) have been collected by community members since 1985, with annual collections commencing in 1999 to 2017-19, and analysed for contaminants. Mercury was...

This project has been monitoring contaminants in lake trout from Lake Laberge and Kusawa Lake in the Yukon, since 1993, and annually since 2001. In the summer of 2020, 15 lake...

The project started in May 2014 and built on previous work in Barrow Strait near Resolute in 2011 and 2012. In Resolute Bay, we sample seawater under sea-ice in May-June at...

Ringed seals (Pusa hispida) samples are collected in the context of a community-based monitoring program, in the communities of Arviat, Resolute, Sachs Harbour, and Nain (for...

Plastic is a general term that refers to a family of organic polymers derived from petroleum sources. In general, plastics are classified as polyester (PET), high-density...

Mercury can harm marine ecosystem health in the Arctic. Changes in the climate and human activities may have affected how mercury moves in the environment and accumulates in...

Ice and snow thicknesses are measured at roughly twenty (20) locations on the frozen bay for three (3) sites in Nunavik, Canada : Salluit, Deception Bay and Kangiqsujuaq. From...

Samples/data collected by joint University-community monitor team during on the land camps in 2018-2020. Data Collection: a. Fish (15-20 individuals/species, up to 4 food fish...

The Na-Cho Nyäk Dun (NND) First Nation is concerned about the levels of contaminants in their traditional foods. This project will measure the contaminant levels in moose and...

Local hunters are provided with sampling kits and asked to complete field data sheets in each kit. Hunters also collect the following biological samples from all seals: lower...

The TAEMP methodology includes: i) A (re)Introductory Workshop - in August 2018 a workshop was held with community members from Whati to discuss the TAEMP with a focus on having...

The TAEMP methodology includes: i) A (re)Introductory Workshop - in August 2017 a workshop was held with community members from Gameti to discuss the TAEMP with a focus on...

Hunters from Pond Inlet were employed to collect observations on marine wildlife sited or harvested between April 2017 and March 2018. Whenever participants harvested an animal...

The project consists of start-up and operational phases. The start-up phase concerns itself with the community consultations, the selection of participants, and recruitment of a...

For Project 1, water column profiles and water quality samples were collected at six sites in August 2015 to characterize water quality and investigate the potential incursion...

Using standard social science methodology, this research employs what is termed an “extended case study methodology,” meaning that inquiry is extended longitudinally and...

Conductivity, pressure, and depth (CTD) data were collected from Cambridge Bay by a Sea-Bird SeaCAT SBE19plus. The instrument is mounted on a networked underwater platform at a...

Meterological data, including air temperature, air pressure, wind speed and direction, and humidity were collected by a Lufft weather station. The instrument is located on shore...

Ice profile data were collected by an ASL Shallow Water Ice Profiler (SWIP) in Cambridge Bay. The instrument is mounted on a networked underwater platform at a depth of 9m. SWIP...

Meterological data, including air temperature, air pressure, wind speed and direction, and humidity were collected by a Lufft weather station. The instrument is located on shore...