Trophic Relationships and Energetics of Arctic Cod in High-Arctic Marine Food Chains

Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut

Tags: biology, arctic cod, food chain, fish diet

Principal Investigator: Hop, Haakon (2)
Licence Number: 10076
Organization: University of Alberta
Licensed Year(s): 1991 1990 1988
Issued: Jan 01, 1990
Project Team: Robert Lucas; Bente Brekke; Arve Kristiansen

Objective(s): to investigate the feeding ecology of Arctic cod and the energy flow through Arctic cod from zooplankton to marine mammals and sea birds

Project Description: Mr. Hop and his assistants will collect Arctic cod by trawls and trap nets. Samples of these and other fish will be taken back to the University of Alberta for study.