NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Stern, Gary
Licensed Year(s): 2022 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5111. The short-term goals are to determine if 2020, 2021 and 2022 burbot contaminant concentrations: a) remain below Health Canada guidelines (i.e. <0.5 ppm mercury per gram fish). The research team will provide annual data to NWT Heath and Social Services for evaluation; b) are associated with dietary indicators, i.e. sta...

Principal Investigator: Doig, Lorne
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4988. The objectives of this project are to determine: 1) From the outer Slave River Delta (SRD) (river-water dominated) to the apex of the SRD (runoff dominated), what the current status of nutrients and contaminants in SRD wetland ecosystems are; 2) How trace elements (e.g., mercury) move through SRD wetland food webs; an...

Principal Investigator: Markey, Andrea
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5013. The main objective of the 2021 Giant Mine Large Bodied Fish Tissue Program is to update the dataset for large-bodied fish tissue chemistry in the area. The fish survey will focus on fish species that are thought to be frequently consumed by people in the area. This work is to supplement baseline data for Aquatic Effec...

Principal Investigator: Levasseur, Annie
Licensed Year(s): 2020
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4830. Residents of Alberta and NWT communities along Transboundary rivers have voiced concerns such as “are the fish safe to eat?” and “are the fish healthy?” due to the potential cumulative effects of multiple substances, habitat alteration and climate change. There is not any significant historical fish sampling relating ...

Principal Investigator: Sparling, Paul D
Licensed Year(s): 2018
Summary: The purpose of the study is to create a data base that will allow for informed decisions to direct the appropriate environmental responses to road issues and community fish management and harvest issues. This program will also provide a knowledge base to the Inuvialuit that will allow for the wise and sustainable long term management of fish resources in the study area. This program will involv...

Principal Investigator: Taylor, Scott
Licensed Year(s): 2018
Summary: The objectives of the assessment are to: • characterize the fish habitat around the shoreline and nearshore areas of the artificial islands; and • assess current use and suitability of these areas for use by fish species likely present in the Mackenzie River at Norman Wells. The surveys will be based out of Imperial’s Norman Wells Operations and will be centered on the artificial islands the...

Principal Investigator: Macdonald, Colin R
Licensed Year(s): 2012 2010 2009
Summary: The goal of this project is to determine the levels of potential chemicals of concern in three major fish species through the analysis of muscle and liver samples for mercury, radionuclides and a number of elements. Fish of three species (lake trout, lake whitefish and lake herring) will be collected in the Keith Arm of Great Bear Lake near the community of Deline. Approximately 15 trout and 10...

Principal Investigator: Dewar, David J
Licensed Year(s): 2012
Summary: The Objectives of this research project are to: 1.) gather information in 2012 on the small-bodied and Young of Year fish in Bluefish Lake that may be available for monitoring as well as determine the most suitable methods and locations for their capture in order to finalize the proposed mercury study design, and 2.) complete monitoring between 2013 and 2015 as described in the finalized mercury ...

Principal Investigator: Moore, Kristin M
Licensed Year(s): 2012 2009 2003
Summary: The primary objective of the 2012 program is to obtain feedback from community members relating to Lac de Gras lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) taste, texture, general condition and health. A secondary objective is to meet requirements set out in the Fisheries Authorization for Works or Undertaking Affecting Fish Habitat. Fish collection will primarily be conducted using nets set out on...

Principal Investigator: Harris, Katherine M.
Licensed Year(s): 2012 2010
Summary: The objective of this study is to examine the health of two small-bodied fish species (Slimy Sculpin and Ninespine Stickleback) exposed to treated effluent from Giant Mine. Data collected during this study will be assessed to determine if there are treated effluent related effects. The study will be conducted within the exposure areas (Baker Creek and Yellowknife Bay) and the reference areas (Yell...