<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><img src="cid:ii_lu2z7u890" alt="2023-LakeChamplain_lightNOAAblue_transparent.png" width="143" height="71" style="margin-right:0px"><br></div><div><br></div><b>Lake Champlain Sea Grant Research Webinar</b><br><br>Join us for the March 27 research presentation in our spring webinar series.<br><br><b><i>Subsistence fishing, fish consumption, and awareness of contaminants in fish among resettled immigrants and refugees in Vermont</i></b><div><br><b>Date/Time:</b> Wednesday, March 27, 2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm<br><br><b>Location: </b>Zoom (registration required). <a href="https://www.uvm.edu/seagrant/programs/events/research-webinar-subsistence-fishing-fish-consumption-and-awareness-contaminants" target="_blank"><b>REGISTER HERE</b></a><br><br><b>Speakers:</b> Saurav Lamichhane, Ariana Chiapella, Bindu Panikkar, University of Vermont<br><br><b>Description: </b>Exposure to contaminants in fish, such as mercury and persistent organic pollutants, have wide-ranging adverse health effects. Immigrant and refugee communities often have less knowledge of these risks due to a lack of appropriate education and outreach, and may be at greater risk of exposure to contaminants in fish, especially if they practice subsistence fishing. This talk reports speakers' survey and focus group results on the local fishing and fish-eating behavior and subsequent contaminant exposure risk among residents in Burlington, Vermont.</div><div><br>Hope to see you there!<br><br><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><b><font face="times new roman, serif">Aude Lochet, PhD</font></b><div><font face="times new roman, serif">(She/Her/Hers)<br></font><div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">Lake Champlain Sea Grant, Lake Champlain Research Institute</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">Water Resources Outreach/Extension Specialist</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">Adjunct Instructor</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">SUNY Plattsburgh</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif">Mail box: Hudson Hall 136</span><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif">Office: Hudson Hall 123</span><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">101 Broad Street<br style="background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;margin-bottom:0px">Plattsburgh, NY 12901</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;line-height:18px;display:inline">(o) 518-564-2056</div></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>