Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: biology, aquatic ecology, oceanography, aquatic invertebrates, plankton, bowhead whales
| Principal Investigator: | Sekarak, Aaron (1) |
| Licence Number: | 8120 |
| Organization: | LGL Limited |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1988
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1988 |
| Project Team: | William Griffiths; Michael Bradstreet; 2-3 technicians |
Objective(s): to study the oceanographic and meteorological conditions that promote the development of dense concentrations of the copepod, "Limnocalanus", in nearshore waters along the Yukon Coast; to collect samples of plankton and water for later laboratory analysis; and, to determine whether there are distinct populations of "Limnocalanus" along the Canadian Beaufort coastline
Project Description: Dr. Sekarak and his team will be collecting samples of plankton and ocean water from the Canadian Beaufort Sea coastline. These samples will be brought back to the Inuvik laboratory for analysis. At Shingle Point, the researchers will also be recording weather conditions and the temperature, clarity, and salt content of the ocean. They hope to use this information to find out more about important bowhead whale feeding areas.
