{"id":2403,"date":"2024-07-03T13:01:43","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T17:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.seagrant.w3.uvm.edu\/project\/benefits-and-risks-of-consuming-lake-champlain-game-fish-distribution-and-drivers-of-omega-3-fatty-acids-and-contaminants-across-contrasting-regions-of-the-lake\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:04:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:04:02","slug":"benefits-and-risks-of-consuming-lake-champlain-game-fish-distribution-and-drivers-of-omega-3-fatty-acids-and-contaminants-across-contrasting-regions-of-the-lake","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/project\/benefits-and-risks-of-consuming-lake-champlain-game-fish-distribution-and-drivers-of-omega-3-fatty-acids-and-contaminants-across-contrasting-regions-of-the-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits and risks of consuming Lake Champlain game fish: distribution and drivers of omega 3 fatty acids and contaminants across contrasting regions of the lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tThis project will evaluate the levels of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids in commonly caught game fish from both nearshore and offshore regions of Lake Champlain, compare their distribution with those of the widespread contaminants mercury (Hg) and per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) to inform the risks and benefits of fish consumption, and fill important data gaps in nutrient and contaminant levels in fish species commonly caught from shore.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tObjective 1. Determine how n-3 FA\u00a0levels and fatty acid compositions vary\u00a0between game fish species, and by geographic\u00a0location\u00a0(tributary\u00a0vs.\u00a0inshore\u00a0vs. offshore) within the same species of\u00a0fish.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tObjective 2. Fill current data gaps in n-3 FA and contaminant (Hg, PFAS) data by sampling and analyzing fish species commonly caught from shore (sunfish, carp, sucker fish).<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tObjective 3. Assess\u00a0the drivers\u00a0and\u00a0relationships between levels of beneficial\u00a0nutrients (n-3\u00a0FA) and harmful contaminants (Hg, PFAS) within and across multiple fish\u00a0species and regions\u00a0of the lake.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-2403","project","type-project","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/2403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/seagrant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}