Michigan’s Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program Goals
• Evaluate the need for sport fish consumption advisories and commercial fishing regulations. • Identify spatial and temporal trends in water quality. • Evaluate whether existing programs are effectively eliminating or reducing chemical contamination. Michigan’s Fish Contaminant Monitoring Elements
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RD & SP 7RWDO 3&% SSP Whole Fish Trend Monitoring Q • Q 22 Fixed Stations • Q • 7 inland lake Q Q • Y 5 river impoundment Q h 10 Great Lake or Y Connecting Channel Y Q • • Q Y • Q Y Y Q SAGINAW BAY 4 3.5 Saginaw Bay Carp PCBs Saginaw Bay Walleye 3 2.5 2 1.5 Total PCB (ppm) Total 1 0.5 0 8 0 2 4 6 8 0 2 4 6 8 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2008 Year LAKE HURON 4 3.5 Saginaw Bay Carp PCBs Saginaw Bay Walleye 3 Thunder Bay Walleye Thunder Bay Lake Trout 2.5 2 1.5 Total PCB (ppm) Total 1 0.5 0 8 0 2 4 6 8 0 2 4 6 8 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2008 Year Grand Traverse Bay Carp Little Bay De Noc Walleye Saginaw Bay Carp Saginaw Bay Walleye Lake Superior Lake Trout Lake St. Clair Walleye Thunder Bay Walleye Thunder Bay Lake Trout 5 Detroit River Walleye Grand Traverse Bay Lake Trout Lake Erie Walleye St. Marys River Carp 4.5 PCBs St. Marys River Walleye Lake St. Clair Carp St. Clair River Carp Lake Erie Carp 4 Detroit River Carp 3.5 Great Lakes 3 and 2.5 Connecting Channels 2 1.5 Total PCBsTotal (ppm) 1 0.5 0 2 4 6 8 0 2 4 6 8 99 99 99 00 00 00 00 1988 1990 199 1 1 1 200 2 2 2 2 Year Inland Lakes and Impoundments 1.4 Muskegon River Carp Higgins Lake Lake Trout Houghton Lake Largemouth BassLake Gogebic Walleye Gull Lake Largemouth Bass Gun Lake Largemouth Bass 1.2 S. Manistique Lake Walleye Pontiac Lake Largemouth Bass Raisin River Carp Grand River Carp 1 St. Joseph River Carp 0.8 PCBs 0.6 Total PCBs (ppm) Total 0.4 0.2 0 8 4 6 2 4 6 8 9 0 0 0 9 9 0 0 0 1 1990 1992 199 1 1998 2000 2 2 2 2008 Year Saginaw Bay Carp Thunder Bay Lake Trout Lake Superior Lake Trout 30 Grand Traverse Bay Lake Trout 25 DIOXIN 20 (ppt) 15 10 5 2,3,7,8 TCDD TEQ Concentration Concentration TEQ TCDD 2,3,7,8 0 2 08 990 000 1988 1 1992 1994 1996 1998 2 200 2004 2006 20 Year Great Lakes and Connecting Channels Lake Erie Walleye Detroit River Walleye Lake St. Clair Carp Grand Traverse Bay Carp Saginaw Bay Walleye Thunder Bay Lake Trout Thunder BayWalleye Grand Traverse Bay Lake Tro 1.4 Lake Superior Lake Trout St. Marys River Walleye Lake St. Clair Walleye Little Bay de Noc Walleye Detroit River Carp St. Clair River Carp 1.2 St. Marys River Carp Lake Erie Carp 1 DDT 0.8 0.6 Total DDT (ppm) DDT Total 0.4 0.2 0 8 0 2 4 6 8 2 6 198 199 199 199 199 199 2000 200 2004 200 2008 Year Inland Lakes and Rivers Gun Lake Largemouth Bass Houghton Lake Largemouth Bass Pontiac Lake Largemouth Bass Gull Lake Largemouth Bass Kalamazoo River Carp Muskegon River Carp 0.7 St. Joseph River Carp Higgins Lake Lake Trout Lake Gogebic Walleye Raisin River Carp 0.6 S. Manistique Lake Walleye 0.5 DDT 0.4 0.3 Total DDT (ppm) Total 0.2 0.1 0 8 4 6 8 2 4 8 8 9 0 99 00 19 1990 1992 1 199 19 2000 20 200 2006 2 Year Great Lakes and Connecting Channels Saginaw Bay Walleye Lake Erie Carp 0.4 Detroit River Carp Grand Traverse Bay Lake Trout Little Bay De Noc Walleye Thunder Bay Lake Trout Lake St. Clair Walleye Thunder Bay Carp 0.35 St. Clair River Carp 0.3 Hg 0.25 0.2 0.15 Mercury (ppm) Mercury 0.1 0.05 0 8 0 2 4 6 8 0 2 4 6 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 Year Inland Lakes and Rivers 1 Lake Gogebic Walleye River Raisin Carp Hg 0.8 0.6 0.4 Mercury (ppm) Mercury 0.2 0 8 2 0 8 9 94 98 0 02 06 9 9 0 0 19 1990 19 1 1996 1 20 2 2004 2 Year