Record Info:
- Extended Citation
- Xinhai, L., Litvak, M.K., and Clarke, J.E.H. 2007. (2007). Overwintering habitat use of Shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum): defining critical habitat using a novel underwater video survey and modeling approach. Can. J. Aqua. Sci. 64: 1248-1257.
- Reference Abbreviation
- Zitko, 1999.
- Date Communicated
- 1999
- Region
- Inner Harbour
- Location Details
- Inner Harbour/ Courtenay Bay
- Group
- Physical
- Category
- Sediment Properties
- Preliminary Ecosystems Component
- Sediment Quality/ Chemistry
- Attribute/Species (e.g.)
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
- Metric/Detail
- concentration
- Primary Objective
- To determine if there was a correlation between elevated PAH levels and sediment grain size and total organic carbon
- Key Findings/Monitoring Red Flags
- Out of 180 samples, 12 showed elevated PAH levels.
- Data Collection Start
- 1996
- Data Collection Finish
- 1999
- Physical collection of data/samples
- No
- Referenced Data Source (if data not physically collected or not available in text)
- Mr. Ed Vye, P.Eng., Saint John Port Corporation.
- Stakeholder Group
- Federal Government
- Stakeholder Name
- Fisheries and Oceans
- Type of Reference
- Report - Government
- Source Details
- Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
- Monitoring Tool
- Monitoring/Management Recommendations
- Areas with increased PAH levels should be further studied, and at a finer scale. Better quality control and revised sampling protocols needed.
- Notes
- File/Paper Location
- PDF available
- link