Jackfish Bay Great Lakes Area of Concern

Sources

References

All sources used on this site, in APA format. The three most important are marked Key source.

Key sources

These three carry the core of the site: the official status and framework, the long-term fish data, and the ecosystem-level picture.

  1. Key source

    Canada Water Agency. (2025). Jackfish Bay: Area of concern in recovery. Government of Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/canada-water-agency/freshwater-ecosystem-initiatives/great-lakes/great-lakes-protection/areas-concern/jackfish-bay.html

    Used on: Overview

  2. Key source

    Ussery, E. J., McMaster, M. E., Servos, M. R., Miller, D. H., & Munkittrick, K. R. (2021). A 30-year study of impacts, recovery, and development of critical effect sizes for endocrine disruption in white sucker (Catostomus commersonii) exposed to bleached-kraft pulp mill effluent at Jackfish Bay, Ontario, Canada. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 12, Article 664157. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2021.664157

    Used on: Case Study: White Sucker

  3. Key source

    Sibley, P. K., Dixon, D. G., & Barton, D. R. (2000). Impact of bleached kraft pulp mill effluent on benthic community structure in relation to environmental factors. Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery, 7(3), 229–246. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009987123319

    Used on: Beyond Fish: The Benthic Community

Additional sources

  1. Munkittrick, K. R., McMaster, M. E., & Servos, M. R. (2013). Detection of reproductive impacts of effluents from pulp and paper mills: Shifts in issues and potential causes. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(4), 729–731. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.2143

    Used on: Wider Scientific Context

  2. InfoSuperior. (n.d.). Jackfish Bay. Remedial Action Plan. https://rap.infosuperior.com/jackfish-bay/

    Used on: On the Ground: Remediation & Community

Media credits

All images are Creative Commons licensed, public domain, or released under an open government licence. Full details, including licence URLs, are in IMAGE_SOURCES.md in the project folder.

  • Lake Superior satellite image (Overview) - MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lake_Superior_(MODIS_2024-06-03).jpg - Public domain
  • White sucker (Case Study) - Brian Gratwicke - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White_Sucker,_Catostomus_commersonii.jpg - CC BY 2.0
  • Caddisfly larva (Benthic Community) - Ashley Pond V - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caddisfly-larva.jpg - CC BY-SA 2.5
  • Pulpwood boom, Terrace Bay, 1952 (Wider Context) - Archives of Ontario, RG 65-35 (I0005516) - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pulp_pile_in_Terrace_Bay_(I0005516).tif - Open Government Licence – Ontario
  • Terrace Bay, Ontario (Remediation) - P199 - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Terrace_Bay_ON.JPG - CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Instagram post (Remediation) - InfoSuperior (@info.superior), June 2, 2026 - instagram.com/p/DZF8m1aliUa/ - embedded via Instagram's official embed