NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Conover, S.A.M.
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: (1) Aerial surveys on murre and beluga whale movement - eastern Hudson Strait and southeast Davis Strait. (2) Bird and mammal observations to determine species and abundance - to be conducted on the ESSO Sedco 709 rig and the Aquitaine rig located in southeast Davis Strait. (3) Technical assistance will be offered to a local group of people in Frobisher Bay undertaking a seal and walrus s...

Principal Investigator: Goodman, Arni
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: To conduct surveys to determine the conditions of historic land use sites. To conduct water shed surveys, habitat surveys, and to determine the success of last year's bird breeding. The purpose of these surveys is also to determine if the boundaries of the sanctuaries are appropriate for species management purposes....

Principal Investigator: Karasiuk, Donald
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: (1) To conduct an inventory of tern and gull colonies: up to 20 herring gull eggs will be collected for pesticide analysis - North Arm of Great Slave Lake. (2) To conduct investigations into the concentrations of arsenic and heavy metals in ducks - Yellowknife area. (3) To conduct annual breeding bird census programs - Yellowknife area....

Principal Investigator: Pattie, Donald L.
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: To conduct bird census counts on various species to establish habitat areas and rate of return to breeding grounds....

Principal Investigator: Miller, E.H.
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: To begin a multi-year study of the natural history and breeding biology of the white rumped sandpiper. The study will also include an assessment of the mortality rates of chicks and adults and document return rate to nesting areas. Birds will be banded and measured after catching them with mist nets and drop-traps....

Principal Investigator: Bradstreet, M.
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: To study the distribution and number of dovekies on the offshore pack-ice and to study their dietary habits....

Principal Investigator: Sekerak, Aaron D.
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: To obtain a better understanding of the total mariane system of the area. Samples of plankton will be gathered and the age, sex, breeding status and diet of sea birds will be documented....

Principal Investigator: McLaren, Peter
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: Aerial surveys of sea mammals and sea birds. This will include surveys of beluga whales, narwhals and dovekies....

Principal Investigator: Reynolds, Ronald
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: The continuation of a long term duck banding project....

Principal Investigator: Stewart, A.J.
Licensed Year(s): 1979
Summary: To continue the cooperative goose banding project (with the states of the Mississippi flyway). Approximately 2000 geese will be banded....