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Testing of two monitoring approaches to quantify ecological impacts of fish processing plants discharging effluents into coastal waters of the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, New-Brunswick, Canada
Marie-Hélène Thériaul1,2, Simon C. Courtenay1,2,3 *, Kelly R. Munkittrick3 and Alyre G. Chiasson2
1 Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Gulf Fisheries Centre, Oceans and Science Branch, P.O. Box 5030, Moncton, New Brunswick, E1C 9B6
2 Département de Biologie, Université de Moncton, Moncton, Nouveau-Brunswick, E1A 3E9
3 Canadian Rivers Institute, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton and Saint John, New Brunswick, E3B 6E1
* presenting
Abstract
Seafood processing is a major industry in Atlantic Canada which discharges volumes of organic-rich effluent into the coastal environment. Recently it has become apparent that some coastal areas receiving effluent from seafood processing plant have become severely eutrophied, raising questions about impacts on coastal and estuarine biota. In this study we tested [...]