Great Lakes Monitoring

Fish Indicators

Toxic chemicals in Great Lakes fish can make them unsafe for humans or wildlife to eat.

Open Lakes Trend Monitoring Program
This program was designed to examine the health of fish and fish consuming wildlife, such as eagles and mink.
- Summary of GLNPO's Open Lake Trend Monitoring Program
  (PDF 258Kb, 1 page)
Sport Fish Fillet Monitoring Program
This program was designed to monitor potential human exposure to contaminants through consumption of popular sport fish species.
- Summary of GLNPO's Sport Fish Fillet Monitoring Program
  (PDF 267Kb, 1 page)