Lead Fishing Sinkers and Jigs in Canada: Review of Their Use Patterns and Toxic Impacts on Wildlife
- ISBN-10
- 0662333772
- ISBN-13
- 9780662333777
- Category
- Sports & Recreation / Fishing
- Pages
- 48
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Canadian Wildlife Service
- Authors
- Canadian Wildlife Service, Anton Michael Scheuhammer
Description
Lead sinkers & jigs lost by recreational anglers are known to have deleterious effects on waterbirds & fish-eating wildlife when these lead objects are ingested. This report updates scientific information in an earlier report (Scheuhammer & Norris, 1995) on the environmental impacts of lead ammunition & fishing weights. Chapters cover the following: the number, distribution, & activity of recreational anglers in Canada & the United States; estimates of the magnitude of lead sinker & jig use; environmental lead deposition from the loss of lead sinkers & jigs; lead sinker ingestion & poisoning in wildlife, with information on reported incidences related to various species; effects of lead sinker poisoning on loons at the population level; and initiatives undertaken by Canada & other countries to manage the issue of lead sinker ingestion & poisoning in wild birds.
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