Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: traditional knowledge, fisheries assessment, fish health, fish population, environment, whitefish, fish migration, parasites, breeding habitat, feeding behaviour
| Principal Investigator: | Freeman, Milton M.R. (4) |
| Licence Number: | 12697 |
| Organization: | Canadian Circumpolar Institute |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1994
1993
1992
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1994 |
| Project Team: | Dr. M. Stevenson; locally recruited fieldworkers |
Objective(s): To thoroughly document Inuvialuit knowldge of the natural history and ecological relationships of the broad whitefish populations in the Mackenzie drainage basin and nearshore marine waters.
Project Description: The research team will carry out interviews with the Inuvialuit that are knowledgable about 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 the local environmental changes on whitefish.
