NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Freeman, Milton M.R.
Licensed Year(s): 1994 1993 1992
Summary: 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....

Principal Investigator: Harwood, Lois
Licensed Year(s): 1993 1992
Summary: HTC members have counted, measured and sampled all fish that were caught in the domestic fishery located at the mouth of the Hornaday River for the past several years. This season represents the fourth year of the monitoring program. HTC members will collect information on arctic charr that are caught by the fishery....

Principal Investigator: Little, Lois M.
Licensed Year(s): 1988
Summary: The Dene Nation asked the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs to conduct a survey about fish caught in the Mackenzie Valley. Lutra Assoc. will be training someone in each community to ask questions like this: How many fish are not normal and why? Where are these caught? How much fish are people eating? Is this changing because more abnormal fish are being caught? What would happen if pe...

Principal Investigator: Elmgren, Lindsay D.
Licensed Year(s): 1984
Summary: Trapping of arctic char in order to assess the natural carrier state of infectious pancreatic necrosis virus; possible effects the virus may have on arctic char and other salmonid species will be studied. The arctic char virus will also be compared to other IPN viruses....

Principal Investigator: Haedrich, Richard L.
Licensed Year(s): 1981
Summary: (1) A study of local fish populations resistance to freezing. (2) A study of local fish populations ability to resist toxic substances. (3) A study of local fish abundance, species and distribution....

Principal Investigator: Kristensen, John
Licensed Year(s): 1981
Summary: To conduct baseline fisheries studies and inventories> Samples of all species will be caught with some retained for future laboratory analysis and heavy and trace metal determination. The object is to determine abundance and distribution of each species. The aquatic habitat will also be described and mapped....

Principal Investigator: Dick, T.A.
Licensed Year(s): 1977
Summary: To study approximately 300 char bought from local fishermen, for parasites and physical data to assess the future catch rate of char to ensure a continuing fishing industry in the Nettilling Lake area....