NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Insley, Stephen
Licensed Year(s): 2024 2023 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5805. Our project has two main objectives: 1) Examine the impacts of underwater noise from vessel traffic on ringed seals. 2) Examine the spatial ecology of ringed seals in the western Canadian Arctic and estimate their exposure to underwater noise from vessel traffic. Within all of these objectives, the team will b...

Principal Investigator: Insley, Stephen J
Licensed Year(s): 2024 2023
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5558. The goal of this project is to design and maintain a long-term, locally-based, diet and condition data collection program focused on ringed seals (Pusa hispida) and bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) in the Darnley Bay, Sachs Harbour, and Ulukhaktok areas of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, NT. To accomplish the ...

Principal Investigator: Harwood, Lois
Licensed Year(s): 1993 1992
Summary: Members of each of the communities will be hired to sample and measure the ringed seals taken in the spring and summer harvests. These monitors will be trained prior to the field season in order to collect data on the size and location of the harvests, as well as measurements on the seals harvested including sexual maturity, health, and condition. Samples of tissue taken will include jaws, lungs...

Principal Investigator: Innes, Stuart
Licensed Year(s): 1993 1992
Summary: This project is a continuation of the NOGAP B.1 Marine Mammal Vessel Interaction Project. It studies the effects of ship traffic on the behaviour of ringed seals during the fast-ice period and the habitat selection of ringed seals. Seals will be located and live- trapped in order that they can be tagged and monitored. Changes in seal behaviour and distribution will be examined before, during an...

Principal Investigator: Metcalfe, C.D.
Licensed Year(s): 1991
Summary: The Research will examine the variation of organochlorine contaminants (O.C.'s) in the arctic ringed seal species. Major trends in concentrations will be outlined on 4 distinct levels: 1) variation within individual seals 2) seasonal variation in one seal popultion 3) variation between seal popultaions from two distinct sites 4) long-term temporal variations at these two locations....

Principal Investigator: Stewart, Robert E.A.
Licensed Year(s): 1992 1990
Summary: This study involves the weighing, measuring and sampling of ringed seals which are harvested during normal hunting activities around Pangnirtung. Sampling includes the collection of various tissues and organs. This information will be used to estimate how quickly the ringed seal population replaces harvested animals....

Principal Investigator: Andermann, Lisa
Licensed Year(s): 1989
Summary: Ms. Andermann intends to achieve her objective through means of a questionnaire given to Environmental Technology Program students at the Iqaluit campus of Arctic College....

Principal Investigator: Kingsley, Michael
Licensed Year(s): 1985
Summary: To study ringed seal behaviour; seal biology and aerial survey; Narwhal behaviour and vocalization....

Principal Investigator: Wenzel, George W.
Licensed Year(s): 1985
Summary: (1) Anthropologically define the various dimensional contexts in which ringed seal hunting contributes to the functioning of Inuit society. (2) Evaluate the effects of limiting or ideological grounding of the anti-sealing protest movement has done. (3) Analysis of Inuit responses to this situation....

Principal Investigator: Wenzel, George W.
Licensed Year(s): 1984
Summary: (1) Anthropologically define the various dimensional contexts in which ringed seal hunting contributes to the functioning of Inuit society. (2) Evaluate the effects in the limiting or ideological grounding of the anti-sealing protest movement has done. (3) Analysis of Inuit responses to this conflict situation....