Commentary on the Management of Fish Habitat in Northern Canada, Information Requirements and Policy Considerations Regarding Diamond, Oil Sands and Placer Mining, Literature Search (DFO, 2005)
A comprehensive literature search and review of fish biology, ecology, and habitat in northern Canada, focusing on seven fish species in the Lac de Gras watershed of the Northwest Territories where diamond mining occurs, with emphasis on information requirements for assessing impacts of mining on fish habitat under Canada's Fisheries Act. The document details search strategies across multiple databases and retrieves over 3,000 scientific references related to fish species biology, watershed ecology, and habitat compensation strategies applicable to Arctic mining operations.
- Date
- 2005
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, N.Y. Khan, I.K. Birtwell, S.C. Samis, Aber Diamond Corporation, Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., Tahera Corporation
- Locations
- Northern Canada, Canadian Arctic, Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Ekati, Nunavut, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Alaska, Yukon
- Parameters
- fish habitat, fish biology and ecology, diamond mining, oil sands mining, placer mining, lake trout, round whitefish, lake whitefish, Arctic grayling, longnose sucker, burbot, slimy sculpin, fish distribution, habitat preferences, diet, seasonal changes, behavior, physiology, life cycle stages, migratory behavior, tolerance and resistance to stressors, watershed ecology, cumulative effects, habitat compensation and restoration, harmful alteration disruption or destruction of fish habitat
- Pages
- 271
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