Abstract
Lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) that accumulate below the Lobstick control structure at the Churchill Falls hydroelectric facility exhibit many stress-related symptoms. Compared with fish from the reservoir or from a natural lake they score low on the following indices: liver somatic, gonad somatic, stomach content volumes, and condition factor; they have a low rate of circuli formation on the scales and they do not reproduce; proximate composition analyses identified reduced muscle protein levels and reduced ovarian protein and lipid. The liver may be the main site of lipid storage and the liver somatic index a sensitive condition indicator in whitefish.
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