2013 Contest Winners
1st Place
Sampling burbot under the aurora
Credit: Andrew Muir & Craig Blackie
Lake: Great Slave
Location: Yellowknife Bay
Angling some burbot Lota lota under the aurora borealis.
2nd Place
Heavy seas
Credit: Andrew Muir
Lake: Great Bear
Location: Smith Arm
Two biologists attempt to capture a side view of image of a lake trout for morphometric analysis and a fin clip for genetic analysis prior to releasing the animal. This task was greatly complicated by the heavy seas. Winter begins to set in on Great Bear Lake in late August and the weather can be treacherous.
3rd Place
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Credit: Kara Hedian Woo
Lake: Baikal
Location: Bolshie Koty (51.9018, 105.0665)
Three people take a running leap into the chilly waters of Lake Baikal. Russian scientists have been monitoring the lake for more than 60 years from a field station located in the small lakeside village of Bloshie Koty.
