Contaminants in fish database
The contaminants in fish database is a compilation of contaminant data analysed from fish tissue at the Fresh Water Institute from 1970 to 2005. Data include lab number, region, analysis, organs, species, lake, form (whole fish, headon dressed, headless dressed), weight, and length and contaminant concentrations. Total mercury was the predominant contaminant measured. Results were expressed as ppm or ppb based on the parameter analyzed. Concentrations are expressed based on wet weight.
- Publisher
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Resources
- 10
- Catalogue metadata updated
- 2026-03-24
Data overview
- Formats
- CSV, ESRI REST
- File languages
- English, French
- Available actions
- 5 loadable resources
Official sources and licences
Resources
- Contaminants in Fish Data Dictionary (English, French, CSV) CSV
- Fish Contaminants Data 1970 to 1979 (English, French, CSV) CSV
- Fish Contaminants Data 1980 to 1989 (English, French, CSV) CSV
- Fish Contaminants Data 1990 to 1998 (English, French, CSV) CSV
- Fish Contaminants Data 1999 (English, French, CSV) CSV
- Fish Contaminants Data 2000 (English, French, CSV) CSV
- Fish Contaminants Data 2001 (English, French, CSV) CSV
- Fish Contaminants Data 2002 (English, French, CSV) CSV
- Contaminants in fish database (English, ESRI REST) ESRI REST
- Contaminants in fish database (French, ESRI REST) ESRI REST