Commentary on the Management of Fish Habitat in Northern Canada: Information Requirements and Policy Considerations Regarding Diamond, Oil Sands and Placer Mining, Summary Report, Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2607 (DFO, 2005)
This technical report examines fish habitat management in northern Canada with focus on diamond, oil sands, and placer mining operations, identifying critical knowledge gaps and policy considerations needed to comply with the Fisheries Act and achieve 'no net loss' of fish habitat productive capacity. The report documents that 70 lakes have been or are proposed to be eliminated for mining use since the 1950s, with 62% approved in the last decade, and recommends integrated research, monitoring, and collaborative management approaches to address deficiencies in Arctic aquatic ecology understanding.
- Date
- 2005
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Science Branch, Pacific Region, Marine Environment and Habitat Science Division, Freshwater Habitat Section, West Vancouver Laboratory, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, BHP Minerals, De Beers, Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., Environment Canada
- Locations
- Northern Canada, Canadian Arctic, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, Lac de Gras, Ekati Diamond Mine, Diavik Diamond Mine, Snap Lake, Jericho, Gahcho Kué, Yukon Territory, British Columbia, Yukon River, Athabasca, Peace River, Wabasca, Cold Lake, West Vancouver, BC
- Parameters
- fish habitat management, lake elimination, fish species biology, Arctic freshwater ecosystems, water quality, tailings impoundment, habitat compensation, habitat restoration, sediment discharge, climate change impacts, diamond mining impacts, oil sands mining impacts, placer gold mining impacts, lake trout, Arctic grayling, lake whitefish, fish productivity, cumulative effects
- Pages
- 78
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