Prairie Scientific Inc.

Published purpose

Nunavummiut rely on several fish species for subsistence. These include arctic char, lake trout, and arctic grayling (Golder 2014). The proposed research project aims to assess fish populations in Nunavut by non-invasive eDNA metabarcoding technique, with the goal of better understanding the impact of climate change to local fisheries and their future prospects for sustainable use in the context of food security. Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is an emerging technology in environmental science, and is a cost-effective method used to determine species composition in freshwater lakes from a filtered water sample. Additionally, collection of water samples for chemical analysis will be carried out and final report will be produced.