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Table 5 The country food the most consumed and the average frequency by week over one year within the respondents from the Dehcho region of the Human Biomonitoring (2016–2017)

From: Implementation of human biomonitoring in the Dehcho region of the Northwest Territories, Canada (2016–2017)

 

Country Food Consumed

Latin namea

Percent Consuming (%)

Average Frequency (days/week)

1

Moose

Alces alces

92

1.9

2

Whitefish

Coregonus sp.

89

1.6

3

Rabbit

Sylvilagus sp./ Lepus sp.

57

1.3

4

Northern Pike

Esox lucius

57

1.2

5

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

53

1.1

6

Lake Trout

Salvelinus namaycush

53

0.9

7

Walleye

Sander vitreus

47

1.2

8

Wild Strawberries

Fragaria sp.

46

1.1

9

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

46

1.1

10

Wild Raspberries

Rubus sp.

46

1.1

  1. aWorking Group on General Status of NWT Species. 2006. NWT Species 2006–2010 - General Status Ranks of Wild Species in the Northwest Territories, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Government of the Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NT. III pp. http://www.nwtspeciesatrisk.ca/sites/default/files/nwt_species2006.pdf