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GLIFWC - Mercury Sampling in Biota in Lake Superior
| OverviewData from the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission's ongoing sampling of gamefish and other staple food items for mercury (begun 1998). Sampling is conducted in and near Lake Superior, and is focused on walleye, musky, northern pike, bass, mussels, and wild rice. Source Agency: Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission ContactNeil Kmiecik, Biological Services Director Address Phone: 715-682-6619 Fax: 715-682-9294 |
| Name of dataset | GLIFWC mercury data for Lake Superior |
| Geographic area | Lake Superior |
| State/Province | WI, MI |
| Activity Category | Monitoring |
| Medium | fish, invertebrates, plants |
| Focal species | walleye, musky, northern pike, bass, mussels, wild rice |
| Tissue Types | whole body, other, fillet (skin off) |
| Approximate size of dataset | 200 |
| Positional data available? | site codes/names |
| Start Date | 1998 |
| End Date | 2006 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Collection season | summer, fall |
| Historic # Of Sampling Locations | 5 |
| Size of Sampling Area | South shore of Lake Superior (management units WI-2 through WI-5) |
| Individual or composite samples? | Mostly Composite |
| Ecosystem Focus | Lake Superior |
| Data Use | By permission only |
| Quality Assurance | yes |
| Data Format | Microsoft Excel |
| Hg Measurements | THg |
| Hg Measurement Weight | ww |
| Ancillary Data | age, sex, weight, length, additional pollutants, percent moisture |
| BRI has data? | yes |
| Data downloadable on external website? | no |
| Other Databases | Wisconsin state fish contaminant database |
