| Click map for larger view | OverviewOntario Ministry of Environment's long-term sport fish contaminant database. Initiated 1977. Dataset includes THg, additional pollutants, and morphometrics for whole body and fillet samples from sport fish of edible size. Dataset also contains some data from smaller fish, birds, invertebrates and herptiles. Source Agency: Ontario Ministry of Environment ContactSatyendra Bhavsar, Research Scientist Address Phone: 416-327-5863 Fax: 416-327-6519 |
| Name of dataset | Ontario Fishbase |
| Geographic area | Ontario and boundary waters of Great Lakes |
| State/Province | ON |
| Activity Category | Monitoring |
| Medium | fish |
| Focal species | sport fish of edible size; some smaller fish collected for case studies |
| Tissue Types | fillet, whole body |
| Approximate size of dataset | 200000 |
| Positional data available? | yes |
| Start Date | 1977 |
| End Date | 2010 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Collection season | summer, fall |
| Current # Of Sampling Locations | varies |
| Historic # Of Sampling Locations | 3400 |
| Size of Sampling Area | Province of Ontario and boundary waters of Great Lakes |
| Individual or composite samples? | Mostly Individual |
| Ecosystem Focus | water bodies of Ontario and boundary waters of the Great Lakes |
| Additional Info | quality assurance remark codes in dataset |
| Data Use | By permission only |
| Quality Assurance | yes |
| Data Format | Oracle |
| Hg Measurements | THg |
| Hg Measurement Weight | ww |
| Ancillary Data | sex, weight, length, additional pollutants |
| BRI has data? | yes |
| Data downloadable on external website? | no |
| Comments | Dataset must be requested from Satyendra Bhavsar (MOE Sport Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program, 125 Resources Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9P 3V6; Tel: 1-416-327-5863, Fax: 1-416-327-6519). The data is spread across a dozen linked tables in normal form, but the data can also be provided in Access. Quality assurance consists of remark codes in dataset. |