Relative risk of granular Bayluscide applications for fishes and mussels of conservation concern in the Great Lakes Basin / David W. Andrews, Eric R.B. Smyth, Dominique E. Lebrun, Todd J. Morris, Kelly...: Fs70-5/2021-034E-PDF

"Bayluscide, a chemical lampricide, is used by government agencies in the Great Lakes basin to assess Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) as part of bi-national efforts to control the species. The use of granular Bayluscide has been highly successful in identifying and suppressing Sea Lamprey populations. However, the ecological risk of Bayluscide for fishes and mussels listed under Canada's Species at Risk Act and other species of conservation concern is not well understood. This document: 1) identifies potential pathways (direct, indirect) and mechanisms (physiological, non-physiological) by which the application of granular Bayluscide may influence fishes and mussels of conservation concern; 2) evaluates the relative ecological risk of applications based on four metrics (spatial distribution, application intensity, habitat associations that predispose species to exposure, toxicity); 3) identifies mitigation measures that may reduce potential impacts to non-target species; and, 4) identifies uncertainties needed to refine risk estimates"--Abstract, page viii.

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Department/Agency Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, issuing body.
Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Central and Arctic Region, issuing body.
Title Relative risk of granular Bayluscide applications for fishes and mussels of conservation concern in the Great Lakes Basin / David W. Andrews, Eric R.B. Smyth, Dominique E. Lebrun, Todd J. Morris, Kelly A. McNichols-O'Rourke, and D. Andrew R. Drake.
Series title Research document, 1919-5044 ; 2021/034
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Risque relatif des applications de Bayluscide granulaire pour les poissons et les moules dont la conservation est préoccupante dans le bassin des Grands Lacs.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-86).
Publishing information Ottawa ON : Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS), April 2021.
©2021
Author / Contributor Andrews, David W., author.
Description 1 online resource (viii, 174 pages) : illustrations (some colour), colour maps.
ISBN 9780660384849
Catalogue number
  • Fs70-5/2021-034E-PDF
Subject terms Rare fishes -- Effect of pesticides on -- Great Lakes Watershed (North America)
Rare mollusks -- Effect of pesticides on -- Great Lakes Watershed (North America)
Petromyzon marinus -- Control -- Environmental aspects -- Great Lakes Watershed (North America)
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