NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Freeman, Milton M.R.
Licensed Year(s): 1994 1993 1992
Summary: Under the direction of the Aklavik and Inuvik HTA's, the research team will carry out interviews with Inuvialuit that are knowledgable about the 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 local en...

Principal Investigator: Clayton, Terry
Licensed Year(s): 1992
Summary: The researchers will obtain fisheries, water quality and bathymetric information on Long Lake, as well as obtaining information on the relative abundance of fish in other waterbodies of the South Basin. They will also obtain information on levels of metals in fish tissue from selected South Basin waterbodies....

Principal Investigator: Ashley, Bruce
Licensed Year(s): 1992
Summary: Begun in 1991, the study will continue to examine the economic and social costs and benefits of the fishery on the Pangnirtung community. The study will also investigate the role of commercial fisheries in the development of eastern arctic communities....

Principal Investigator: Couture, Richard
Licensed Year(s): 1991
Summary: The Researchers will conduct a sampling program to describe the current state of the fisheries resources in the Rio Fido - Frayed Knots River drainage....

Principal Investigator: Simpson, Larry
Licensed Year(s): 1993 1990
Summary: Two char traps of slightly different design and size will be designed, assembled and displayed in the Burwash Bay area of Nettilling Lake. Fish will be harvested and shipped to Iqaluit. Successful char trap technology will be disseminated during follow-up workshops with Baffin fishermen....

Principal Investigator: Clancy, Peter
Licensed Year(s): 1988
Summary: Dr. Clancy is part of a group of researchers investigating the process of devolution and its impact upon constitutional development in the North. His case study involves wildlife and fisheries management in the NWT. He is interviewing various members of the relevant management agencies and those involved in aboriginal claims to investigate how the structure of wildlife management may change in t...

Principal Investigator: Davies, Stuart
Licensed Year(s): 1988
Summary: Don MacDonell and his assistants will be capturing arctic char at two locations on the Maguse River. The fish will be measured, tagged, and released. By comparing the number of tagged fish with the number of untagged fish at the upstream capture site, they will be able to estimate the size of the char population. This information will be used by the Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans to look at the ...

Principal Investigator: Stewart, D. Bruce
Licensed Year(s): 1984
Summary: To conduct an aquatic resource survey to gather, update and compile information on fish resources and human usage of those resources. Fish will be collected and samples of water, benthic and planktonic organisms, and shoreline vegetation will also be collected for analysis....

Principal Investigator: Nieminen, G.A.
Licensed Year(s): 1980
Summary: To undertake environmental field studies relating tothe environmental assessment of a mine/mill development and a winterd access road. The studies will include fisheries studies, vegetation identification, soil sampling, and wildlife habitat assessment....

Principal Investigator: O'Neil, Jim
Licensed Year(s): 1980
Summary: To conduct a fisheries survey of the Liard River basin. Samples of fish will be taken by gill nets, beach seines, hoop traps and a boat-mounted electrofisher. Fish will be tagged in the conventional manner and radio tagged. The radio tagged fish will be trached by aerial survey....