Anisakidae nematodes collected in 4 species of marine mammals, and 11 species of marine fish, from 2006 to 2009, from Nain, Kangiqsualuujjuaq, Kuujjuaq, Quaqtaq, Kangiqsujuaq, Salluit, Inukjuak, Ivujivik, Puvirnituq, Sanikiluaq, Arviat.

Some members of the Anisakidae family of parasites are zoonotic (i.e. can infect both animals and humans), and can be transmitted to humans via the consumption of insufficiently-cooked meat from infected fish. This study was conducted to determine the distribution, prevalence, and species of Anisakidae nematodes in various marine mammals and fish that are eaten as traditional foods in multiple areas of Canadas North. A second objective was to determine whether marine mammals are definitive hosts for the parasite (i.e. a host in which the parasite can reproduce sexually), and thus, capable of transmitting the parasite through the marine food web.