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General Fish-out Protocol for Lakes and Impoundments in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2011)
~2011Report
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This technical report provides a standardized general fish-out protocol for lakes and impoundments in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, developed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada to ensure consistent and scientifically rigorous removal of fish populations when development activities require lake destruction or dewatering. The protocol includes detailed methodologies for fish community assessment, biological data collection, limnological sampling, habitat inventory, and data management to maximize utility of harvested fish for local communities while gathering ecological data.
Fish Habitat Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Benthic Invertebrates
Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Re-evaluation, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 2010)
20 January 2010Report
BHP Billiton's 2009 re-evaluation of the Ekati Diamond Mine Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) conducted by Rescan Environmental Services assesses the program's performance over 11 years and provides 33 recommendations for the 2010-2012 monitoring period. The report includes comprehensive multivariate statistical analyses, reviews of sampling design and methodologies, and addresses stakeholder comments regarding water quality, sediment quality, biological communities, and fish monitoring in the Koala and King-Cujo watersheds.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Water Quality
Guidance for the Collection and Sampling of Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus) in Northern Canadian Lakes for Environmental Effects Monitoring (Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2010)
~2010Report
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This technical guidance document provides comprehensive protocols for collecting and sampling slimy sculpin in northern Canadian lakes for environmental effects monitoring programs. It covers sentinel species characteristics, multiple capture techniques (electrofishing, trapping, trawling), sampling design considerations, fish endpoints, statistical analyses, and reporting requirements.
Aquatics Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Fish Habitat
Toolbox for Applying Traditional Knowledge in AEMPs in the NWT, Overview Document, Draft (INAC, December 2009)
1 December 2009Report
This draft toolbox document provides guidance for meaningfully integrating Traditional Knowledge (TK) and Aboriginal community engagement into Aquatic Effects Monitoring Programs (AEMPs) required for development projects in the Northwest Territories. It outlines eight key steps for TK integration, from background information assessment through management response frameworks, and includes protocols, research agreements, and case studies of best practices.
Traditional Knowledge Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics
Traditional Knowledge Literature Review and Annotated Bibliography, Appendix 3 to the AEMP Toolbox (DIAND, December 2009)
~2009Report
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This draft toolbox document provides a comprehensive literature review and annotated bibliography on applying traditional knowledge in Aquatic Effects Monitoring Programs (AEMPs) in the Northwest Territories, examining case studies from northern Canada and internationally to inform best practices for integrating Indigenous ecological knowledge with western science in monitoring mining and resource development impacts on aquatic ecosystems.
Traditional Knowledge Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics
Toolbox for Applying Traditional Knowledge in AEMPs in the NWT, Appendix 1 — Policies, Protocols and Guidelines for TK Research, Draft (Dene Cultural Institute, December 2009)
~2009Report
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A comprehensive toolbox and set of policies and guidelines for incorporating traditional knowledge into aquatic effects monitoring programs (AEMPs) in the Northwest Territories, including detailed protocols from Dene, Gwich'in, and Inuit communities for conducting ethical, collaborative research that respects indigenous knowledge, intellectual property rights, and community involvement.
Traditional Knowledge Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Community-Based Monitoring Yellowknives Dene
Toolbox for Including Traditional Knowledge in AEMPs in the NWT, Appendix 2 — Sample Templates & Ethical Principles, Draft (INAC, December 2009)
1 December 2009Report
A comprehensive toolbox providing sample templates and ethical principles for including traditional knowledge in aquatic effects monitoring programs (AEMPs) in the Northwest Territories, with guidance on research agreements, memoranda of understanding, codes of conduct, and consent forms for work with Aboriginal governments, organizations, and communities.
Traditional Knowledge Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics
Guidelines for Designing and Implementing Aquatic Effects Monitoring Programs in the NWT, Overview Report (INAC, June 2009)
1 June 2009Report
This document provides comprehensive guidelines for designing and implementing Aquatic Effects Monitoring Programs (AEMPs) for development projects in the Northwest Territories, developed by INAC to standardize monitoring practices and integrate traditional knowledge with western science. The guidelines describe an eight-step framework for developing, implementing, and interpreting AEMPs to protect sensitive northern aquatic ecosystems during project construction, operation, and closure.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Monitoring
AEMP Technical Guidance Document, Volume 5 (MVLWB, 2009)
1 June 2009Report
This technical guidance document (Volume 5) provides recommended procedures for documenting and verifying the design of Aquatic Effects Monitoring Programs (AEMP) for development projects in the Northwest Territories. It outlines the process for developing conceptual AEMP designs, sampling and analysis plans (including field sampling plans, quality assurance project plans, and health and safety plans), field validation, and implementation of monitoring programs.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Water Quality Traditional Knowledge
AEMP Technical Guidance Document, Volume 6 — Data Evaluation, Analysis, Interpretation and Reporting (MVLWB, 2009)
1 June 2009Report
This AEMP Technical Guidance Document Volume 6 provides recommended procedures for evaluating, compiling, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting data collected under Aquatic Effects Monitoring Programs for development projects in the Northwest Territories. The document outlines data quality criteria, database management standards, analytical approaches, and communication tools for disseminating AEMP results to regulatory boards and stakeholders.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Water Quality Benthic Invertebrates
AEMP Technical Guidance Document, Volume 2 — Guidelines for Designing and Implementing AEMPs in the NWT (MVLWB, June 2009)
1 June 2009Report
Technical guidance document providing recommended procedures for problem formulation to support the design of Aquatic Effects Monitoring Programs for development projects in the Northwest Territories, including eight-step process for identifying stressors, evaluating effects, characterizing exposure pathways, and selecting assessment endpoints.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Water Quality Monitoring
AEMP Technical Guidance Document, Volume 4 (GNWT, 2009)
1 June 2009Report
A technical guidance document providing comprehensive recommendations for designing and implementing aquatic effects monitoring programs (AEMPs) for development projects in the Northwest Territories. The document outlines five main steps: selecting appropriate monitoring program designs (control-impact, before-after, gradient, and regional reference designs), choosing sampling locations, determining effect sizes, calculating sample sizes, and establishing sampling frequencies, along with considerations for statistical analysis, reference station selection, and program evaluation.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Monitoring
Guidelines for Designing and Implementing an Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program in the NWT, Plain Language Summary (DIAND, June 2009)
1 June 2009Report
Guidelines developed by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada for designing and implementing Aquatic Effects Monitoring Programs (AEMPs) for large-scale development projects in the Northwest Territories, including an eight-step framework that integrates Traditional Knowledge and western science to monitor impacts on the water environment.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Water Quality
AEMP Technical Guidance Document, Volume 1 — Recommended Procedures for Identifying Issues and Concerns (Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, June 2009)
1 June 2009Report
This AEMP Technical Guidance Document provides recommended procedures for designing and implementing Aquatic Effects Monitoring Programs for development projects in the Northwest Territories, focusing on the process for identifying issues and concerns associated with proposed developments. It outlines key steps including project description preparation, identification of interested parties, compilation of background watershed data, and consultation with Aboriginal governments and stakeholders.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Water Quality
AEMP Technical Guidance Document, Volume 3 — Data Quality Objectives and Conceptual Study Design (Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, June 2009)
~2009Report
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A technical guidance document providing recommended procedures for designing and implementing Aquatic Effects Monitoring Programs (AEMP) for development projects in the Northwest Territories, with detailed instructions on developing Data Quality Objectives and conceptual study designs through a seven-step systematic planning process.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Water Quality
Responses to Reviewers' Comments on the Draft Guidelines for Designing and Implementing Aquatic Effects Monitoring Programs (DIAND, June 2009)
1 June 2009Report
This document presents written responses from INAC to comments received from 12 reviewers on draft Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Guidelines for the Northwest Territories, addressing concerns about Traditional Knowledge integration, harmonization with EEM programs, regulatory framework clarity, and methodological approaches for pristine northern environments.
Aquatics Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Water Quality Correspondence
Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Guidelines Workshop, Summary Report (DIAND, February 2009)
2009Report
Final Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Guidelines Workshop Summary Report — INAC Water Resources Division, October 21-22 2008 (final version February 25 2009). Same distribution as the Draft. Adds discussion of enforceability for human-health concerns, early-warning levels and adaptive management triggers, and the integration of Traditional Knowledge (TK) — emphasizing TK should be obtained at the pre-baseline stage rather than later, because AEMP is largely written as a western-science process. Elders and scientists should both be involved early.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Monitoring
Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Guidelines Workshop, Draft Summary Report (INAC, October 2008)
2008Report
Draft Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Guidelines Workshop Summary Report — INAC Water Resources Division, October 21-22 2008 (transmitted December 19 2008). Distribution includes Jason Brennan / Jen Potten / Tracy Covey (INAC South Mackenzie District), Dana Haggarty (Parks Canada), Bruce Hanna / Jonathan Pritchard / Lorraine Sawdon / Sheena Majuski (Fisheries and Oceans Canada). Workshop facilitator Terriplan Consultants. Includes case-study focus questions on a hypothetical lead-zinc smelter on the Coppermine River and its Contaminants of Potential Concern (COPCs) from liquid effluent and slag releases.
Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Aquatics Water Quality
Long Lake Containment Facility (LLCF) Seasonal Water Quality Investigation, 2005–2006, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, October 2007)
1 October 2007Report
This report presents the results of a seasonal water quality investigation of the Long Lake Containment Facility (LLCF) at the Ekati Diamond Mine conducted from December 2005 to September 2006, measuring physical and chemical parameters across five cells to understand stratification, mixing processes, and salt exclusion effects related to processed kimberlite management.
Water Quality Monitoring Wastewater Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)
Pigeon Stream Fish Habitat Compensation and Monitoring Plan, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, August 2007)
1 August 2007Report
This report describes the Pigeon Stream Fish Habitat Compensation and Monitoring Plan for the Ekati Diamond Mine, detailing how habitat lost to the proposed Pigeon Pit development will be compensated through the construction of the Pigeon Stream Diversion. The plan provides habitat budgets, final engineering designs, construction schedules, and a comprehensive post-construction monitoring program to ensure no net loss of fish habitat.
Fish Habitat Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)Closure & Reclamation

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