NRTG’s MicroCourses offer a dynamic training pathway that’s as flexible as it is enriching to build expertise. Our Water Quality Sampling in Lakes course, spanning four hours, delivers in-depth training in an easily digestible format. It’s designed to maximize your skills for immediate application in lake water quality assessment.
Water quality sampling in lakes differs fundamentally from sampling in flowing waters, necessitating distinct techniques and sampling designs. A robust and defensible sampling design begins with a clear objective and a solid understanding of a lake’s physical and chemical properties. This MicroCourse will explore how to define your objective, examine the physical and chemical characteristics of lakes and their interactions with the external environment, and discuss site selection and sampling techniques to effectively address your research question. Participants are expected to have a working knowledge of water quality and lake properties. Water Quality Sampling in Lakes is designed for fisheries and water quality professionals working in environments where water sampling procedures are not strictly dictated by regulatory requirements. This MicroCourse serves as a companion to Fish Sampling Techniques in Lakes.
Topics covered will include:
- An overview of the physical and chemical properties of lakes
- Determining the purpose of assessment
- Site selection for water quality sampling
- Sampling techniques for lake water
Course will be 4 hours long.
Jeff Sereda, PhD.
Senior Fisheries Ecologist, Adjunct Professor University of Saskatchewan
Jeff holds a PhD. in Limnology and an Aquaculture Technician Diploma. He served as manager of a commercial salmonid hatchery for 4 years, lectured at the University of Saskatchewan on topics of fish physiology, taxonomy, ecology, conservation, and aquaculture. Currently, Jeff is a Senior Habitat and Population Ecologist with the Saskatchewan Government and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Saskatchewan.
Jeff’s research has encompassed topics such as assessing the risk of lakes to anthropogenic eutrophication, macrophyte management, fish habitat restoration, and the impacts of water management on species as risk (Bigmouth Buffalo, Chestnut Lamprey, Mountain Sucker, and Lake Sturgeon). Jeff’s research has been presented at over 60 national and international conferences and resulted in 15 peer reviewed publications.