The overall goal of this effort is to unite stakeholder interests and expertise with a scientific assessment of drivers of fish consumption advisories in the Detroit River in order to inform policy and management practices. Our objectives for this first workshop are to facilitate networking and information sharing and to foster a greater shared understanding of the issues associated with water contamination in the Detroit River. Through this first workshop, you can expect to:

1. Share information with other key stakeholders (e.g., policy makers, regulatory agencies, end user groups, researchers) about your organization/program and your role in the management or use of the Detroit River including your priorities, constraints, and needs;
2. Learn from other stakeholders about their roles, priorities and constraints and how your organization fits within this broader system of stakeholders in the Detroit River;
3. Network, develop new contacts, and possibly identify new opportunities for collaboration;
4. Develop a greater awareness of the system surrounding contaminants and human health effects and your organization's place within this system;
5. Participate in identifying opportunities for reducing uncertainties regarding consumption advisories and for maximizing the effectiveness and efficiency of future management efforts.

At the workshop stakeholders narrow down the top 5 QUESTIONS relating to Fish Consumption Advisories on the Detroit River:

1. How can we increase public awareness of FCA?
1. How can we make FCA a higher priority within agencies?
2. Why is so much money spent on research and monitoring but not on dissemination of knowledge?
2. Do the fish collected represent the population?
3. What are the contaminant levels of fish not included in the advisory that are edible?
4. Where are the sources of contaminant in the basin that are high enough to translate into FCA?
5. Are we appropriately measuring emerging contaminant?