National Contaminants Advisory Group — Selected Research Projects
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The National Contaminants Advisory Group works with external researchers from universities and other research organizations to better understand the biological effects of contaminants on our aquatic species.
Below is a list of recipients who received funding from Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s National Contaminants Advisory Group to study oil and gas-related contaminants starting in 2017-2018. These projects fall under a $16.8 M investment under the Oceans Protection Plan to understand the behaviour of oil in water.
Recipient |
Name of research project |
Years of research project |
Funding contribution from DFO |
Simon Fraser University (Dr. Kennedy) |
The environmental effects of diluted bitumen on marine phytoplankton, macroalgae and intertidal vascular plants (3-years) |
2017-2020 |
$216,000
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University of Saskatchewan (Dr. Jardine) |
Evaluating effects of the Husky Energy pipeline spill on fishes in the North Saskatchewan River (3-years) |
2017-2020 |
$224,000 |
University of Victoria (Dr. Helbing) |
Enabling rapid evaluation of biological effects of oil spills on juvenile Pacific salmon in coastal habitats (3-years) |
2017-2020 |
$223,000 |
Institut national de la recherche scientifique - Centre Eau Terre Environnement (Dr. Couture) |
Examination of the toxicity of diluted bitumen on freshwater fish (3-years) |
2017-2020 |
$225,000 |
Institut national de la recherche scientifique - Centre Eau Terre Environnement (Dr. Langlois) |
Responses of wild fish to a controlled spill of diluted bitumen in enclosures deployed in a boreal lake at the International Institute for Sustainable Development-Experimental Lake Area (IISD-ELA), Northwestern Ontario (4-years) |
2017-2021 |
$232,000 |
University of Guelph (Dr. Gillis) |
Effects and biomarkers of diluted bitumen exposure relevant to seawater transition in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) (3-years) |
2017-2020 |
$225,000 |
Dalhousie University (Dr. Niu) |
Modeling the fate/transport of refined oil products and assessment of their biological effects (one-year) |
2017 – 2018 |
$60,000
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Total $1,405,000 |
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