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1 “Our waters, our fish, our people” Mercury contamination in fish resources of two Treaty #3 communities

2 Research Question Do our fish still contain high levels of Hg? Is it possible that some fish species in some lakes are clean enough to eat? How much fish can we eat without the fear of Hg poisoning? Can we set up a monitoring program ourselves to check the Hg levels in fish?

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7 Walleye

8 Clay Lake Trendline 0.000 0.100 0.200 0.300 0.400 0.500 0.600 354045505560 length (cm) Ball lake Clay lake Garden lake Indian lake Maynard lake Separation lake Tide lake Whitefish

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10 Clay Lake Trendline 0.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 4.000 5.000 6.000 7.000 30405060708090100110 length (cm) Ball lake Clay lake Indian lake Garden lake Separation lake Tide lake Maynard Northern Pike

11 Hg in Clay Lake Species Scott (1974)Present study (2003) N Avg Hg (mg/kg) length range(cm) N Avg Hg (mg/kg) Length range(cm) Walleye 5087.1015.3-71.1202.9828.0-69.0 Northern Pike 4975.9721.2-80.3202.1439.0-68.0 Whitefish 2341.8325.7-52.5190.3144.0-54.0

12 Hg in Walleye from Ball Lake Year N Hg (mg/kg) 1971601.99 1972452.71 1976461.39 Present study (2003) 200.40

13 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 020406080100120140160180200 distance downstream from Dryden (miles) Concentraton Hg (ug/g) 1973 Indian Lake Ball Lake Clay Lake Tetu LakeIndian Lake Ball Lake Clay Lake 2003 Mercury Contamination in Walleye

14 Table 20: Average Hg Levels Fishing Popularity of Specific Lakes Grassy Narrows LakeAverage Level of Hg # Participants Fishing (% of Population) Clay 2.982 7 (13%) Ball 1.070 18 (34%) Tide 0.979 24 (45%) Indian 0.643 36 (68%) Seperation 0.600 39 (74%) Garden 0.575 45 (85%) Maynard 0.417 47 (89%)

15 Table 1: Participant Profile of Each Community Grassy NarrowsGN %WabaseemoongWD % Total n87100%55100% Sampled5260%4175% Volunteered3540%1425% Male5159%2138% Female3641%3462% 18-405563%3564% 41-602124%1629% 61+1113%47%

16 Distribution of Average Fish Intake – Grassy Narrows

17 Table 20: Average portion size for a fish meal (g/meal) (mean ± SD) Grassy Narrows Walleye276 ± 134 Whitefish232 ± 167 Bass255 ± 192 Northern Pike180 ± 145

18 Average Fish Intake - Grassy Narrows By Gender Group

19 Average Fish Intake - Grassy Narrows By Age Group

20 Average Mercury Exposure by Age and Gender Group – Grassy Narrows

21 Distribution of Mean Hair Mercury Concentrations – Grassy Narrows

22 Estimated Mercury Exposure and Measured Hair Level - Grassy Narrows

23 Profile of participants with high Hg intake in Grassy Narrow Participant Mean Hair Hg (ppm)AgeGender Average Fish Consumption (g/day) Estimated Hg Exposure (ug/kg body wt/ day) GN1047.252Male100.3 GN1187.449Male2760.7

24 Recommendation Grassy Narrow Currently, there is no problem with high Hg exposure from eating fish Do not eat fish from Clay and Ball Lake Promote eating more fish, particularly whitefish up to 5 fish meal per week Walleye may be limited to 2 fish meal every 3 weeks for those who are concerned.


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