Principal Investigator:Stirling, Ian Licensed Year(s):1990
1988
1987 Summary:
To capture and mark walruses; to observe behaviour of marked walruses; to describe reproductive ecology of Atlantic walrus overwintering in the Central High Arctic; to tape record underwater vocalizations of marine mammals; to evaluate the biological importance of polynyas to the overwintering populations of marine mammals; to study distribution of overwintering populations of seals in relation to...
Principal Investigator:Welch, Harold Licensed Year(s):
1988
Summary:
To study epontic algae and amphipods in Chesterfield inlet area; to determine dynamics of Si and N as essential nutrients; to sample stomach contents of hunter-killed seals for food habit analysis....
Principal Investigator:Stirling, Ian Licensed Year(s):
1985
Summary:
Use sub-ice recording to study distribution of overwintering populations of seals in relation to plynyas, sea ice conditions, patterns of freeze-up, distribution of ringed seal pupping areas, distribution of polar bears and proposed winter shipping lanes....
Principal Investigator:Stewart, Robert E.A. Licensed Year(s):
1980
Summary:
To obtain jaws from seals (Inuit hunt kill) to determine basic information on migration, distribution, and age frequencies in the hunter catch; to collect tissue samples and note behavioural and reproduction observations....
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:Finley, K. Licensed Year(s):
1979
Summary:
To study the number and distribution of ringed seals in the offshore pack-ice and to study their dietary habits....
Principal Investigator:Stirling, Ian Licensed Year(s):
1979
Summary:
(1) To study how the polar bear relates to its environment and what effect the environment has on its population growth. (2) To conduct behavioural studies of polar bear. (3) To conduct aerial surveys of seals in order to provide information for polar bear studies....
Principal Investigator:Ronald, K. Licensed Year(s):
1977
Summary:
The collection of data on the physical characteristics of harp seals and other marine mammals and the collection of tissue for heavy metal analysis....