NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Mochnacz, Neil
Licensed Year(s): 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5306. To collect Environmental Deoxyribonucleic acid (eDNA) samples to determine the essential habitat requirements of Dolly Varden trout and to maintain the temperature monitoring network in Fish Creek. For eDNA collection, two litres of water will be collected in the stream and a portable pump will be used to filter t...

Principal Investigator: Hovel, Rachel A
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5062. The two primary objectives are to: 1) maintain a community-based monitoring program of luk dagaii (broad whitefish, Coregonus nasus; herein referred to as whitefish) in the Peel River watershed, based in the communities of Fort McPherson, Aklavik, and Tsiigehtchic. Specifically, the research team measure fundamental b...

Principal Investigator: Mochnacz, Neil
Licensed Year(s): 2019
Summary: The first phase of this field program was implemented in 2018, where approximately twenty loggers were deployed and retrieved. A minimum sample size of seventy is required to build a robust stream temperature model. The research team propose to deploy July 14-15 and retrieve August 29-30 the remaining temperature loggers (n = 50) across the Fish Creek watershed. This data will be used to develop a...

Principal Investigator: Thompson, Amy L
Licensed Year(s): 2007
Summary: This project is divided into two phases: Year 1: Traditional knowledge interviews (this licence) will be conducted in each of the four GSA communities. The objective is to document traditional knowledge about loche biology and loche liver condition. Specifically, questions will be asked about loche spawning, movements, predator-prey relationships, habitat, historic changes, loche livers and tra...

Principal Investigator: Tallman, Ross F
Licensed Year(s): 2006
Summary: The goal of this study is to gather information about fish and fish habitat to minimize and monitor impacts associated with the proposed Mackenzie Gas Pipeline. Broad whitefish, inconnu, arctic cisco and lake whitefish are the major fish species taken in subsistence fisheries in the Mackenzie Valley. These species are highly migratory and are targeted by multiple fisheries along their migration ro...

Principal Investigator: Povey, Andrew
Licensed Year(s): 2005 2004 2003 2002
Summary: As part of the Mackenzie Valley Gas Project, baseline aquatic studies in the Gwich’in Settlement Area (GSA) will continue in 2005. The work will include additional investigations into fish, hydrology and water quality in rivers and lakes previously visited, as well as summer and fall aquatics studies of waterbodies near the infrastructure sites, access roads, and borrow pits. All of the aquati...

Principal Investigator: Povey, Andrew
Licensed Year(s): 2005 2004 2003
Summary: The researchers did a number of baseline studies during 2001 through 2004 as part of the Mackenzie Gas Project. These studies are continuing in 2005. Local knowledge and technical/scientific research is being used to design plans, assess impacts, and develop environmental protection plans. The aquatics field crews will consist of two Mackenzie Project Environment Group researchers and a local as...

Principal Investigator: Mills, Hal
Licensed Year(s): 2002 2001
Summary: There are a number of specific tasks for the Aquatics Effects Study at the ferry landings. The research team will complete an assessment of fish habitat quality. They will determine which fish species utilize the area, collect Gwich'in Traditional Knowl...

Principal Investigator: Chiperzak, Doug
Licensed Year(s): 1996
Summary: A sample of potential spawners (inconnu) will be tagged (30 radio tags and up to 300 anchor tags) in the area of shingle point, Coney Lake and possible other areas in the outer delta. fish will be captured using a combination of gillnets, box traps, angling, and seining. Tracking of radio tagged inconnu will be done from a fixed wing aircraft. Recapture information from tagged fish captured in ...

Principal Investigator: Freeman, Milton M.R.
Licensed Year(s): 1994 1993 1992
Summary: Under the direction of the Aklavik and Inuvik HTA's, the research team will carry out interviews with Inuvialuit that are knowledgable about the broad whitefish and its fishery in the local waters. Data to be obtained include information on the traditional fishery, changes to this fishery, knowledge about the breeding and feeding habits, migrations, parasites and diseases, and effects of local en...