Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: economics, biology, fish, feasibility study, commercial fisheries
| Principal Investigator: | Chiperzak, Doug (8) |
| Licence Number: | 12306 |
| Organization: | Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1993
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1993 |
| Project Team: | 1 DFO personnel; 1 Sachs Harbour resident |
Objective(s): To determine if turbot and other marine fish species of potential commercial value are present in the offshore waters of Banks Island during the ice-covered season; to provide recommendations to the Fisheries Joint Management Committee and communities on the feasibility of conducting offshore fishery practices; to provide training to local fishermen in the long-line harvesting technique; and to obtain pertinent biological data from captured captured specimens and provide voucher specimens to the National Museum.
Project Description: The potential of marine fisheries stocks in the Beaufort Sea to support commercial fisheries is unknown at present. I propose to develop the local expertise to conduct offshore winter fisheries for greenland halibut (turbot) using long-line techniques, and to assess the potential of any stocks present to support a commercial fishery. Data will be collected to assess stock characteristics pertinent to management. Recommendations will be made to the FJMC and communities.
