#NWF Co-I Heidi Swanson presents an incredible case study on mercury concentration in fish, management and traditional knowledge #GWFASM

Proud to share the research of our female the Water Institute members on #InternationalWomensDay including Prof. Heidi Swanson from @WaterlooSci "First Nations Fish safe to eat: Finding fish that are high in fatty acids and low in mercury" bit.ly/2PtO7QA #WomenInWater

Ensuring fish are safe to eat in the Canadian north: @WaterlooBio researcher Heidi Swanson works alongside Indigenous communities to combine traditional knowledge with western science. Read more: ow.ly/dYVQ30o9pBs #UWaterloo

Heidi Swanson is working to understand how catchment characteristics impact fish mercury concentrations... chlorophyll concentrations and forest cover are very important Northern Water Futures Global Water Futures

Free event hosted in part by Dr. Swanson! You will hear from Mary Jane (Gùdia) Johnson, an Elder from Kluane First Nation, Lawrence Ignace, a policy analyst who is Anishinaabe, Kate Ballegooyen, Resource Manager for Kluane First Nation, and Carmen Wong, ecologist for Kluane Park