OverviewThe Great Lakes Fish Monitoring Program's mercury analysis of sportfish and top predator fish in the Great Lakes. The program is a cooperative effort between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. EPA, University of Minnesota, and Clarkson University. 1980-2006. Whole body and fillet samples of walleye, lake trout, salmonids, and rainbow trout; data include THg values, additional pollutants, and morphometrics. Source Agency: US Fish and Wildlife Service, US EPA, University of Minnesota, Clarkson University ContactThomas Holsen, Professor Address Phone: 315-268-3851 Fax: 315-268-7985 |
| Name of dataset | Total mercury analysis of top predator and sport fish for the Great Lakes fish monitoring program |
| Geographic area | Great Lakes |
| Activity Category | Monitoring |
| Medium | fish |
| Focal species | Walleye, Lake Trout, Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Rainbow Trout |
| Tissue Types | fillet, whole body |
| Approximate size of dataset | 769 |
| Positional data available? | yes |
| Start Date | 1980 |
| End Date | 2006 |
| Status | Complete |
| Collection season | fall |
| Current # Of Sampling Locations | 0 |
| Historic # Of Sampling Locations | 38 |
| Size of Sampling Area | Great Lakes |
| Individual or composite samples? | Composite |
| Ecosystem Focus | Great Lakes |
| Additional Info | 100 fish samples per year from 2004-2007; 369 samples from 1980-2003. From 1998-2003, samples were analyzed by E. Nater at the University of Minnesota. Starting in 2004, lab analyses were performed at Clarkson University. |
| Data Use | By permission only |
| Quality Assurance | yes |
| Data Format | paper data sheets or lab notebooks, Microsoft Excel, other electronic format |
| Hg Measurements | THg |
| Hg Measurement Weight | ww |
| Ancillary Data | age, sex, weight, length, additional pollutants, lipid content |
| BRI has data? | no |
| Data downloadable on external website? | Great Lakes National Monitoring Program (US EPA) GLENDA database, at http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/monitoring/data_proj/glenda/index.html |
| Other Databases | GLENDA |
