Lake Fish-out Program, Misery Lake Data Report (BHP Billiton, June 1998)
This report documents the 1997 fish-out program at Misery Lake in preparation for open-pit diamond mining development. A total of 146 lake trout were captured and removed using gill nets across three fishing sessions, with biological data collected on weight, length, sex, maturity, and aging structures for subsequent analysis by fisheries authorities.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., Rescan Environmental Services Ltd., Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), DFO Freshwater Institute
- Locations
- Misery Lake, Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Lac de Gras, Lutselk'e, Kugluktuk, Coppermine River
- Parameters
- lake trout abundance, fish condition factor, catch per unit effort, fork length, weight, fish age, gill net sampling, fish population estimates
- Pages
- 88
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