Fisheries and Aquatic Life Baseline Study Update, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, December 1995)
This 1995 baseline fisheries and aquatic life study documents environmental conditions in the Koala watershed near the proposed Ekati Diamond Mine, establishing baseline data for long-term monitoring of four designated lakes (Vulture, Kodiak, Nema, Slipper) and associated streams. The report presents results of sampling periphyton, larval drift, benthic invertebrates, zooplankton, and fisheries data collected to assess potential mining impacts on aquatic habitat and biota.
- Date
- 1995-12-01
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., Rescan Environmental Consultants, Applied Technical Services, Fraser Environmental Services, North Shore Environmental Services, Analytical Services Laboratory, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Koala watershed, Lac de Gras, Vulture Lake, Kodiak Lake, Nema Lake, Slipper Lake, Point Lake, Long Lake, Yellowknife, Misery Road, Paul Lake, Rene Lake, Three Hump Lake, Airstrip Lake
- Parameters
- periphyton, larval drift, benthic invertebrates, zooplankton, lake benthos, fish condition factor, fish populations, fish tissue analysis, trace metals, mercury, fish diets, fish age, Arctic grayling, lake trout, round whitefish, longnose suckers, primary production, secondary production, water quality
- Pages
- 167
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