KEPO Ice Fishing Study
Written by Jeremy Zafran on 27 January 2023
The Kahnawà:ke Environment Protection Office is conducting a fish study and is calling on ice fishing enthusiasts in the community to take part. The study is to analyze if any levels of contaminants are present and impacting the local fish population. KEPO is looking to collaborate with ice-fishing community members to collect samples for analysis. The upcoming study will follow up on previous works in 1997 and 2010.
An information session was held in December where items discussed included: the review of knowledge of fish health; previous fish health studies in Kahnawà:ke; the joint development of methods in this upcoming study; and expectations for the study.
