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Executive Summary: The pristine nature of Alaska drives multi-million dollar industries in sport-fishing, commercial fishing, mountain climbing, winter sports, tourism, and the arts. The recent boom in mineral exploitation may reduce the viability of these ecosystem-dependent economic resources through direct impacts and tarnishing the "Wild Alaska" image. Burning coal, in-state or after export to Asia, has a particularly strong potential to impact the health of Alaskans and the health of their ecosystem-based industries by increasing mercury concentrations in Arctic air and water. In 2006, Alaska and Wyoming were the only two states that did not limit how much fish could be eaten because of mercury toxicity;...
    map background search result map search result map Commentary on the management of fish habitat in northern Canada: information requirements and policy considerations regarding diamond, oil sands and placer mining QUEST-Northwest: Geoscience BC’s new minerals project in northwestern British Columbia (NTS 104G, J, parts of NTS 104A, B, F, H, I, K, 103O, P) QUEST-Northwest: Geoscience BC’s new minerals project in northwestern British Columbia (NTS 104G, J, parts of NTS 104A, B, F, H, I, K, 103O, P) Commentary on the management of fish habitat in northern Canada: information requirements and policy considerations regarding diamond, oil sands and placer mining