Guidance for the Collection and Sampling of Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus) in Northern Canadian Lakes for Environmental Effects Monitoring (Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2010)
This technical guidance document provides comprehensive protocols for collecting and sampling slimy sculpin in northern Canadian lakes for environmental effects monitoring programs. It covers sentinel species characteristics, multiple capture techniques (electrofishing, trapping, trawling), sampling design considerations, fish endpoints, statistical analyses, and reporting requirements.
- Date
- 2010
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canadian Rivers Institute, University of New Brunswick, Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., Parks Canada
- Locations
- northern Canadian lakes, Northwest Territories, Lac de Gras, Toolik Lake, Alaska, Great Lakes, Lake Michigan, New Brunswick, Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island
- Parameters
- slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus), environmental effects monitoring (EEM), fish population responses, growth, survival, reproduction, fish capture methods, electrofishing, trapping, trawling, water conductivity, gonad size, liver size, condition factor, metal concentrations, parasites, young-of-year (YOY) fish, habitat, sentinel species
- Pages
- 29
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