| Principal Investigator: | Hansen, Ken (9) |
| Licence Number: | 15297 |
| Organization: | Husky Oil Operations Limited |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2013
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| Issued: | Jul 19, 2013 |
| Project Team: | Corey Linnen, Adrian Olenick, Bryon Benn, Robert Sainsbury, Lindsay Glines, Kirsten Allen, John Marshall, Joestein Kevinsen, Carmen Belsheim, Norma Rosengren, Sheila Taillon |
Objective(s): To identify the fish species present, and to gather population data on surveyed species, in waterbodies in the area of Husky’s proposed exploration activity.
Project Description: The objective of the project is to identify the fish species present, and to gather population data on surveyed species, in waterbodies in the area of Husky’s proposed exploration activity. Four streams and four to seven small lakes are proposed to be assessed. The Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program recommended selecting 2-4 streams appropriate for collection of baseline information that can feed into the bigger project to test and develop a standardized protocol for sampling distribution of stream fishes. MWH and Husky will incorporate the study design into a standardized protocol for the area. Backpack electrofishing techniques will be employed in order to assess four streams in and around the project area. Stream study segments will be isolated using netting and rebar at each end to block the passage of fish. Stunned fish will be captured using hand nets, and will be transferred to buckets (segregated by size) for temporary storage. Following each pass, fish will be anesthetized using Finquel MS-222 (Tricaine Methanesulfonate). Hoop nets may also be employed in order to obtain supplementary population information. Fish will be identified to species level, measured (fork length), and will then be placed in recovery buckets to allow the effects of the anesthetic to wear off. Following a recovery period, fish will be released. Seine netting and angling will be used in order to obtain presence data on fish species in four to seven small lakes located within EL462&EL463. Captured fish will be transferred to buckets (segregated by size) for temporary storage. Fish will be anesthetized using Finquel MS-222 (Tricaine Methanesulfonate). Fish will be identified to species level, measured (fork length), and will then be placed in recovery buckets to allow the effects of the anesthetic to wear off. Following a recovery period, fish will be released. Husky will provide informational updates (in regards to the progress and status of the field work and the findings of the surveys) to the following organizations: Fort Norman Métis Land Corporation, Norman Wells Land Corporation, Tulita Land Corporation, Norman Wells Renewable Resource Council, and the Tulita Renewable Resource Council. At the end of the year, MWH will prepare and submit a report to Husky that combines the year’s studies into one report which Husky, in turn, will submit to the above mentioned organizations as well as the Sahtu Land and Water Board, Sahtu Renewable Resource Board, GNWT-ENR, Environment Canada, and Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada –Cumulative Impacts Monitoring Program. Future consultations will be planned as results of the assessments become available for distribution. The fieldwork for this study will be conducted from July 22, 2013 to September 30, 2013.
