Annual Summary of Fish and Marine Mammal Harvest Data for the Northwest Territories

Volume 9

1996-1997

Fisheries and Oceans Pêches et Océans Canada

Annual Summary of Fish and Marine Mammal Harvest Data for the Northwest Territories

Volume 9

1996-1997

Freshwater Institute Central and Arctic Region Department of Fisheries and Oceans Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N6 Principal Contributors:

Ipeelee Itorcheak () Kim Seto (Iqaluit) George Low (Hay River) Neil Robinson (Inuvik) Colette Craig (Winnipeg) Raymond Ratynski (Winnipeg)

Telephone:

(204) 984-5436

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Policy and Economics Department of Fisheries and Oceans 501 University Crescent Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N6

©Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada 1999

Cat. No. Fs1-53/1997E ISSN 1183-9546 ISBN 0-662-25887-8

Correct citation for this publication:

Department of Fisheries and Oceans. 1999. Annual Summary of Fish and Marine Mammal Harvest Data for the Northwest Territories, Volume 9, 1996-1997:xii + 72 p.

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ii INTRODUCTION

This report provides fish and marine lodges. The report has changed to reflect the mammal harvest data collected by the reorganization in DFO administrative areas. Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Previous reports divided the Northwest Territories for the Northwest Territories for the period into three administrative areas: Western Arctic 01 April 1996 to 31 March 1997. Harvest Area, South/Central Arctic Area and Eastern Arctic statistics are presented for the entire Area. These have been replaced by two areas, N.W.T. and for two DFO administrative Area (formerly Eastern Arctic Area and areas. portions of the former South/Central Arctic Area), The report details harvest statistics for each and NWT West Area (formerly Western Arctic Area of the commercial and experimental and portions of the former South/Central Arctic fisheries, marine mammal harvesting and Area). The Nunavut Area encompasses the entire recreational fisheries. Some data on Nunavut Land Claim Settlement Area, and the NWT domestic fishing is available, however, the West Area includes the areas outside Nunavut, harvest of seals is not currently available. including the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. These data will be reported at such time as DFO's harvest statistics programs are ex- While in the past harvest studies for the N.W.T. panded to monitor these fisheries. fishery have largely addressed specific fisheries, three recent projects provide a comprehensive In addition to harvest data, related informa- review of the N.W.T. fishery. Yaremchuk et al. tion is presented on the landed value of (1989) summarized commercial harvest statistics commercial harvests, the number of collected by DFO and other agencies from the commercial and sport fishing licences inception of commercial fishing in 1945 through to issued, and the number of sports fishing 1987. McGowan et al. (1993) summarized the lodges. Commercial and experimental results of test fisheries conducted in the N.W.T. fisheries for which effort data (number of during 1989 to 1992. Strong (1989) summarized days, number and size of nets) and the narwhal, beluga and walrus harvest for the biological samples (weight and length period 1948 to 1987 using information collected by measurements, aging structures, DFO starting in the latter part of the 1970's, and maturation information) have been collected earlier information collected by other agencies and are identified. individual researchers.

The report consolidates harvest statistics This report is the ninth in a series that is prepared and related information collected by DFO annually to ensure that DFO harvest information is staff in area offices in Inuvik, Hay River and readily accessible to DFO staff and clients. Iqaluit and regional headquarters in Winnipeg. Some of the information presented was provided by the Government of the Northwest Territories. The Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development compiles vendor sales reports which were the source of the sport fishing licence information. The Northwest Territories Explorers' Guide, published by the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Government of the Northwest Territories, was the source of information on the number and bed capacity of sports fishing

iii DATA SOURCES AND DATA COLLECTION

DFO maintains an area headquarters in Inuvik Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation (Northwest Territories West), with other offices in (FFMC), which is the sole buyer and seller of Yellowknife and Hay River; and another area N.W.T. freshwater fish production destined for headquarters in Iqaluit (Nunavut Area), with an inter-provincial and export trade. The quotas office in (Fig. 1). The Areas on Great Slave Lake, and other inland implement fishery and habitat management fisheries delivering to the FFMC, are plans and programs through allocation, licensing, monitored by maintaining a running total of the monitoring and compliance activities. While the FFMC's daily catch records. Harvest data for same basic fish and marine mammal harvest N.W.T. commercial fisheries are typically data are used for management purposes, the reported for the fiscal year period 01 April to Areas tailor the data collection methods to reflect 31 March of the following year. Great Slave differences in the nature and organization of the and Kakisa Lakes however, are opened on fisheries. November 1st and remain open until the quota is reached or October 31st of the following year. This is done on the request of the NWT WEST AREA fishermen to ensure that there will be quota available for a winter fishery. Section 3 Commercial Fisheries presents both the production data used by the area office in Hay River for quota Commercial fishermen in the Inuvialuit and management (Tables 2A.5 and 2A.7) and the Gwich’in fish primarily for their own use, but may data reported by the FFMC (Tables 2A.6 and sell some of their harvest locally. Markets are 2A.8). The differences between the data not organized formally, so it is not feasible to reported in these two tables are mainly due to collect data at the point of sale using methods the exclusion of culls and local sales from the common to commercial fisheries elsewhere in FFMC data reports. the N.W.T. Fishermen making deliveries directly to the DFO conducts a mail-out survey of licence FFMC are paid an initial price on delivery and holders requesting information for the entire year a final payment after the end of the fiscal year on the number of days fished, the gear used, and which is dependant on the FFMC's profits. As the harvest, sales and sales value of each this report is published in advance of final species for each waterbody fished. Data payments, such payments are excluded from collected in this manner are likely affected by this report. Appendix 1 shows the amount of recall error because fishermen are asked to final payments, by species, for the past 5 report on their fishing activities for an entire year. years. Another source of inaccuracy in the data comes from recording errors made by fishermen in filling Marine Mammal Harvests out the survey forms. Where data on the weight of fish caught or the value of fish sold are The Inuvialuit Harvest Study, initiated under missing, they are estimated based on area the land claim settlement enables monitoring averages. In 1996/97, 10 of 18 commercial of domestic fish and some marine mammal licence holders participated in the survey. harvests of the six communities in the Inuvialuit Settlement Area (Fig. 2). Data are The South Slave region has the largest and most collected on a monthly basis by personal organized commercial fishery in the N.W.T. The interviews with hunters and fishermen in each Great Slave Lake fishery alone accounts for community and then collated and analyzed by about 85% of the total commercial fishery the Harvest Study Coordinator. The Fisheries production in the N.W.T. Joint Management Committee (FJMC), also established under the same land claim Almost all of the commercial production in the settlement, advises the Minister of Fisheries Great Slave Lake fishery is marketed through the and Oceans on matters relating to the

iv Inuvialuit Settlement Region fisheries. The also been inshore marine experimental fishing FJMC, made up of equal representatives of off the coast of Baffin Island, the species of Government and the Inuvialuit Game Council, interest being turbot, cod, scallops and shrimp. runs a separate harvest monitoring program for The most active of these developmental beluga and walrus. This study is designed to fisheries has been the turbot provide more precise information than the fishery. Baffin Island also participate in Harvest Study to ensure that sound management the offshore fishery for northern shrimp, but advice can be provided for these two species. the monitoring of this large-scale fishery is DFO, under the terms of reference for both done by DFO’s Atlantic Fisheries Service studies, and with the co-operation of the under the Northern Shrimp Management Plan. Inuvialuit, has access to the data they generate. Most of the Keewatin (West ) and There are no marine mammal harvests reported charr fisheries deliver to fish for other settlement areas in the NWT West plants in Whale Cove, , Area. , Rankin Inlet and Cambridge Bay. These plants are operated by the Northwest Recreational Fisheries Territories Development Corporation. The plants buy fish from fishermen, wash, freeze There is a significant recreational fishery on and pack, and then ship their production to waterbodies close to the major population export markets. Reliable harvest information centres of Yellowknife and Hay River. The can be obtained from sales slips. lodge-access recreational fishery is also important, with 36 lodges offering access to The price the fishermen receive is set by the remote waterbodies. 87 percent of all resident plant and is based on a fair return to sports fishing licences and 85% of all non- fishermen, less anticipated plant expenses. resident licence sales are sold in these areas. The total payments made by the plants to fishermen are the landed values shown in The lodge-access fishery was monitored in Tables 3A.3, 3A.4, 3A.5 amd 3A.6. The 1996/97 and that monitoring was limited to the harvest from the remaining Keewatin charr angler diary program at Blachford Lake Lodge. fisheries, Cambridge Bay charr fisheries and The program, conducted in co-operation with the from the Baffin Island charr fisheries are sold fishing lodge, is a voluntary reporting system in within the N.W.T. The harvest data for these which guests record their fishing effort and fisheries is collected by Government of the catches in diaries. Lodge staff forward Northwest Territories Renewable Resource completed diaries to DFO for analysis and officers from sales tickets and is considered to reporting. be fairly accurate.

Domestic Fisheries Marine Mammals

Four communities recorded landings for their N.W.T. marine mammal harvesting is aboriginal food fishery. Survey results vary from concentrated in the Nunavut, with all of the an unknown percentage of total harvest to 90% narwhal and walrus harvest and 75% of the of the total harvest from some waterbodies. beluga harvest.

Accurate data on the narwhal harvest are NUNAVUT AREA provided by monitoring tag returns and through the co-operation of the various Commercial Fisheries Kitikmeot Hunters’ and Trappers’ Committees. The walrus and beluga harvests are monitored The Nunavut Area encompasses all of the larger in co-operation with Resources, Wildlife and scale Arctic charr commercial fisheries in the Economic Development by observations of Northwest Territories. In recent years there has community hunts. As this method depends on

v a Renewable Resource Officer or a Fishery Officer being present when hunting occurs, much of the harvest data are incomplete or missing.

Fortunately, improvements in the reporting of marine mammal harvests are on the horizon. Under the provisions of the Nunavut Settlement Agreement, a 5 year wildlife harvest study is to be conducted in each of the 3 Regions (Baffin, Keewatin and Kitikmeot) of the Nunavut Settlement Area. The Study will furnish data on all Inuit use of wildlife resources. Data from the Study are to be available to the Government of Canada, the Territorial Government and Inuit. DFO will seek to co-operate with the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board in reporting on domestic harvests of marine mammals.

Recreational Fisheries

A total of 1 606 sports fishing licences were sold in the Nunavut Area, 717 to non-residents of the Northwest Territories. Eight fishing lodges were operating in 1997. No monitoring studies were conducted on recreational fisheries in Nunavut during 1996/97.

vi GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Commercial Fisheries Commercial fishing is fishing for sale or barter. Schedule V of the N.W.T. Fisheries Regulations specify the waters in which commercial fishing can take place. These waters are closed to commercial fishing unless opened by variation order made by the Regional Director General, Central and Arctic Region.

Data Source The data contained in this report come from a variety of sources. In the detailed tables showing the harvest from specific commercial or experimental fisheries the data source is indicated by one of the following codes:

DCR = Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation's daily catch records. These record daily totals of the purchases made by agents of the Corporation in terms of the species, weight and price paid.

EDO= Data provided by the Economic Development officers in each community.

EFL = Data provided to fulfil the conditions of an experimental fishing licence.

FJMC= Fisheries Joint Management Committee's Harvest Study data for the Inuvialuit Settlement Area.

FO = Fisheries Officers' observations or estimations.

FSV= Mail out survey of fishermen (Western Arctic)

FYA = Five year average. For many communities, there are years during which there is no monitoring of the marine mammal harvests. In these years an average is calculated from the most recent five years of data available. This provides some indication of harvest levels in recent years, but in no way is intended as a precise estimate of the community's harvest.

GLO= Acting on behalf of Renewable Resource officers, reports transmitted verbally by the Government Liaison officers, based on their observations and estimations.

HTA= Hunters' and Trappers' Association

IE = Iqaluit Enterprise

IM = Imavik Fisheries

PF = Pangnirtung Fisheries

RRO = Verbal reports from Renewable Resource officers, based on their observations and estimations.

STR= Sales slips or trade records collected by either DFO staff or Renewable Resource officers.

vii TAG= The harvest of narwhal is under quota and monitored by a tag system. Each community is given a limited number of tags and this represents the maximum number of narwhal that can be harvested. Each time a narwhal is harvested a portion of the tag is returned to DFO, providing an accurate count of the harvest.

WFL= Weekly Fishing Logbooks provide data to fulfill the conditions of an experimental licence.

Data Quality With the exception of those areas where a five year average is used (see FYA above), a data quality measure is given in terms of the "maximum estimated error." These are estimated by the area biologists, based on their knowledge of the fishery, and are a measure of the maximum error that could possibly be associated with the data. For example, a data quality measure of +/-50% would indicate that a reported harvest of 1000 kgs could, in the worse cases, be either 500 kgs or 1500 kgs.

Where the data source is listed as "FYA" the range of harvest values is presented for the years from which the FYA has been calculated.

Experimental Fisheries (formerly Exploratory Fisheries) To commercially fish a waterbody that is not listed on Schedule V of the N.W.T. Fisheries Regulations, a fisherman or fishing company must apply to DFO for permission to conduct an experimental fishery. Experimental Licences when issued identify the quota for each species, the gear that can be used, the number of fish DFO requires for biological samples, and the information the proponent must provide on their fishing effort. If an experimental fishery is shown to have stocks sufficient to support a commercial fishery, after five years of fishing, it may be added to Schedule V of the N.W.T. Fisheries Regulations.

Harvest The numbers shown as harvest reflect an estimate of the total weight of fish or total number of marine mammals harvested. Fish harvests are reported in the live or round weight equivalent. Because fishermen can actually sell fish in a variety of forms (round, gutted and gutted with head off), conversion factors are used to determine the live weight equivalent.

In the Western Arctic, where harvests are reported by fishermen as numbers of fish, the round equivalent weights are estimated by multiplying by an estimate of the average weight of each species.

Marine mammal harvests are reported by community and are based on the best data available on the number of animals landed. Currently, no corrections are made for animals lost. If there are no data available, the five year average for the community is reported to provide an indication of the historical level of harvesting activity.

Landed Value The landed value represents the payments received by commercial fishermen for sales of their fish. For those fishermen selling their harvest to the FFMC, these values do not include final payments (see Appendix 1). For the less organized markets in Nunavut and NWT West Areas, landed values are estimated by the multiplying the harvest weight by the estimated average prices received. The landed values that are reported for the Great Slave Lake and Kakisa Lake fisheries do not include subsidies administered by the Government of Northwest Territories. In some fisheries in the

viii Northwest Territories, the subsidies are allocated directly to the fish handling and processing facilities to cover freight costs, and are included in the per kilogram price of fish. (ll) This is an abbreviation for land locked. It is used to differentiate landed locked arctic charr from anadromous arctic charr. rd kgs This is an abbreviation for round weight equivalent kilograms.

Resident 1990/91 was the first year that separate sports fishing licences were sold to Northwest Territorial residents and residents of the rest of Canada. Prior to that year, resident referred to a Canadian resident. Now resident refers to a resident of the Northwest Territories.

Non-resident With respect to sports fishing licences, a non-resident refers to non-Canadian residents.

Sports Fishing Licence The Fisheries Act and its regulations stipulate that people between 16 and 65 years of age wishing to sport fish in the N.W.T. must purchase a sport fishing licence.

(sr) This is an abbreviation for sea run. It is used to differentiate anadromous arctic charr from land locked.

n.d. no data

n/a. not applicable

ix Table of Contents

Introduction ...... iii Data Sources and Data Collection...... iv Glossary of Terms ...... vii

SECTION 1 - NORTHWEST TERRITORIES SUMMARY

Northwest Territories 1996/97 Statistical Highlights...... 2

A. Commercial and Experimental Fisheries

Table 1A.1 Northwest Territories, Schedule V Commercial Fisheries, Harvests and Landed Values, by Area, 1996/97...... 3 Table 1A.2 Northwest Territories, Schedule V Commercial Fisheries, Harvests and Landed Values, by Species, 1996/97...... 3 Table 1A.3 Northwest Territories, Experimental Fisheries, Harvests and Landed Values, by Area, 1996/97...... 4 Table 1A.4 Northwest Territories Experimental Fisheries, Harvests and Landed Values, by Species, 1996/97...... 4 Table 1A.5 Northwest Territories, Schedule V Commercial Fisheries and Experimental Fisheries, Total Harvests and Landed Values, by Area, 1996/97 ...... 5 Table 1A.6 Northwest Territories, Commercial Licence Sales, by Area, 1996/97 ...... 5

B. Marine Mammal Harvests

Table 1B.1 Northwest Territories, Marine Mammal Harvests, by Species and Area, 1996/97...... 6

C. Recreational Fisheries

Table 1C.1 Northwest Territories, Resident and Non-resident Sports Fishing Licence Sales and Revenues, 1996/97...... 7 Table 1C.2 Northwest Territories, Resident and Non-resident Sports Fishing Licence Sales Trend...... 7 Table 1C.3 Northwest Territories, Resident and Non-resident Sports Fishing Licence Sales and Revenues, by Area, 1996/97...... 8 Table 1C.4 Northwest Territories, Resident and Non-resident Special Management Area Licence Sales and Revenues, by Area, 1996/97 ...... 8 Table 1C.5 Northwest Territories, Number of Licensed Fishing Lodges and Total Bed Capacity, by Area, 1996/97 ...... 9

SECTION 2 - NWT WEST AREA

NWT West Area 1996/97 Statistical Highlights...... 11

A. Commercial and Experimental Fisheries

Table 2A.1 NWT West Area, Schedule V Commercial Fisheries, Total Harvest, Amount Sold and Landed Value by Species, 1996/97 .... 12

x Table 2A.2 NWT West Area, Experimental Fisheries, Harvests and Landed Values, by Species, 1996/97...... 12 Table 2A.3 NWT West Area, Schedule V Commercial Fisheries, Inuvialuit and Gwich’in Settlement Areas, 1996/97 ...... 14 Table 2A.4 NWT West Area, Schedule V Commercial Fisheries, Outside Inuvialuit and Gwich’in Settlement Areas (excluding Great Slave Lake and Kakisa Lake) ...... 16 Table 2A.5 Great Slave Lake Harvests by Administrative Area, November 1, 1995 to October 31, 1996...... 17 Table 2A.6 Great Slave Lake, Harvests Sold to the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation and Landed Values to Fishermen, November 1, 1995 to October 31, 1996...... 20 Table 2A.7 Kakisa Lake, Commercial Harvests, November 1, 1995 to October 31, 1996...... 21 Table 2A.8 Kakisa Lake Harvests Sold to the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation and Landed Values to Fishermen, November 1, 1995 to October 31, 1996...... 21 Table 2A.9 NWT West Area, Experimental Fisheries, 1996/97...... 22 Table 2A.10 NWT West Area, Commercial Fishing Licence Sales, by Community, 1996/97...... 23 Table 2A.11 NWT West Area, Great Slave Lake Operator Licences, 1996-1997 ...... 23

B. Marine Mammal Harvests

Table 2B.1 NWT West Area, Marine Mammal Harvests, by Species and Community, 1996/97...... 24

C. Domestic Fisheries

Table 2C.1 Aboriginal Food Fishery Harvests, NWT West Area, by Waterbody and Community, 1996/97...... 25

D. Recreational Fisheries

Table 2D.1 Blachford Lake Lodge Angler Diary Program Response Rate, Summer 1996...... 27 Table 2D.2 Blachford Lake Lodge Angler Diary Program, Trend Data ...... 27

SECTION 3 - NUNAVUT AREA

Nunavut Area 1996/97 Statistical Highlights ...... 29

A. Commercial and Experimental Fisheries

Table 3A.1 Nunavut Area, Schedule V Commercial Fisheries, Harvests and Landed Values, by Species, 1996/97...... 30 Table 3A.2 Nunavut Area, Experimental Fisheries, Harvests and Landed Values, by Species, 1996/97...... 30 Table 3A.3 Nunavut Area, Baffin and Central District, Arctic Charr Commercial Fisheries, by Community, 1996/97...... 32

xi Table 3A.4 Nunavut Area, Keewatin District, Commercial Fisheries, by Community, 1996/97...... 40 Table 3A.5 Nunavut Area, Kitikmeot District, Commercial Fisheries, by Community, 1996/97...... 47 Table 3A.6 Nunavut Area, Experimental Fisheries, 1996/97...... 51 Table 3A.7 Nunavut Area, Experimental Marine Fisheries, 1996/97 ...... 60 Table 3A.8 Nunavut Area, Commercial Fishing Licence Sales, by Community, 1996/97...... 65

B. Marine Mammal Harvests

Table 3B.1 Nunavut Area, Marine Mammal Harvests, by Region and Species, 1996/97...... 66 Table 3B.2 Nunavut Area, Marine Mammal Harvests, by Community and Species, 1996/97...... 66

List of Figures

Figure 1. Northwest Territories, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Administrative Areas...... 1

Figure 2. NWT West Area ...... 10 Fig. 2A.1 NWT West Area, Schedule V Commercial Fisheries, Amount Sold by Species, 1996/97...... 13 Fig. 2A.2 NWT West Area, Schedule V Commercial Fisheries, Landed Values by Species, 1996/97...... 13

Figure 3. Nunavut Area...... 28 Fig. 3A.1 Nunavut Area, Schedule V Commercial and Experimental Fisheries, Harvests by Species, 1996/97 ...... 31 Fig. 3A.2 Nunavut Area, Schedule V Commercial and Experimental Fisheries, Landed Values by Species, 1996/97...... 31

Appendix 1. Final Payments...... 71

References ...... 72

xii SECTION 1 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES SUMMARY

Figure 1 Northwest Territories Department of Fisheries and Oceans Administrative Areas

1 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 1996/97 STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS

Commercial and Experimental Fisheries

· 108 waterbodies opened for commercial fishing under Schedule V of the N.W.T. Fisheries Regulations;

· 53 waterbodies were commercially fished;

· 84 waterbodies opened for experimental fisheries, of which 28 were fished;

· Total reported commercial and experimental fishery landings of 2 909 789 kg and landed value of $3 473 150;

· Principal commercial and experimental species harvested were lake whitefish (43% of landings), Greenland halibut (36%), northern pike (5%), and lake trout (4%) ;

· Great Slave Lake accounted for 85% of the N.W.T. commercial harvest.

Recreational Fisheries

· 12 159 sports fishing licences sold, including 6 704 N.W.T resident licences, 3 936 other Canadian resident licences, 1 519 non-resident licences, and 221 Special Management Area Licence for Great Bear Lake and 443 Inuvialuit Settlement Region Validation Licences;

· Total sales of sports fishing licences were down 25% from 1995/96.

· 44 lodges with a total bed capacity of 847.

Marine Mammal Harvest

· Marine mammal harvest of 579 beluga, 313 narwhal and 206 walrus.

2 A. COMMERCIAL AND EXPERIMENTAL FISHERIES

Table 1A.1: Northwest Territories, Schedule V Commercial Fisheries, Harvests and Landed Values, by Area 1996/97

Number of Schedule V Area Fisheries Harvest Landed Value Opened Fished (rd kgs) (a) $

Nunavut 91 43 92 188 229 013

NWT West 17 10 1 742 981 1 726 103

Total 108 53 1 835 169 1 955 116

Table 1A.2: Northwest Territories, Schedule V Commercial Fisheries Harvests and Landed Values, by Species, 1996/97

Species Harvest Landed Value (rd kgs) (a) ($)

Arctic charr 92 188 229 013 Broad whitefish 322 1 115 Burbot 67 715 18 597 Inconnu 63 209 111 776 Lake trout 115 910 79 066 Lake whitefish 1 264 698 1 230 172 Mullet 27 870 2 990 Pike 146 501 78 510 Walleye 56 756 203 877

Total 1 835 169 1 955 116

(a) Does not include final payments for harvest delivered to the FFMC, see Appendix 1.

3 Table 1A.3: Northwest Territories, Experimental Fisheries, Harvests and Landed Values, By Area 1996/97

Number of Number of Experimental Waterbodies Fisheries Harvest Landed Area Licensed Fished (rd kgs) Value ($)

Nunavut 45 79 26 1 073 714 1 517 634

NWT West 5 5 2 906 400

Total 50 84 28 1 074 620 1 518 034

Table 1A.4: Northwest Territories, Experimental Fisheries, Harvests and Landed Values, by Species, 1996/97

Harvest Landed Value Species (rd kgs) ($)

Arctic charr 18 502 53 400 Greenland halibut 1 042 388 1 450 997 Iceland scallops 11 697 9 542 Others 2 033 4 095

Total 1 074 620 1 518 034

(a) Those fisheries that report harvests in numbers rather than weights are not included in the totals reported here.

4 Table 1A.5: Northwest Territories, Schedule V Commercial Fisheries and Experimental Fisheries, Total Harvests and Landed Values, by Area, 1996/97

Harvest Landed Value Area (rd kgs) (a)($)

Nunavut 1 165 902 1 746 647

NWT West 1 743 887 1 726 503

Total 2 909 789 3 473 150

(a) Does not include final payments for harvest delivered to the FFMC, see Appendix 1.

Table 1A.6: Northwest Territories, Commercial Fishing Licence Sales and Number of Licensed Commercial Fishermen, by Area, 1996/97

Number of Number of Licences Licensed Area Sold Fishermen

Nunavut (a) 279 219

NWT West 134 126

Total 413 345

(a) Data for Nunavut incomplete.

5 B. MARINE MAMMAL HARVESTS

Table 1B.1: Northwest Territories, Marine Mammal Harvests, by Species and Area, 1996/97

Area Beluga Narwhal Walrus

Nunavut 440 313 206

NWT West 139 0 0

Total 579 313 206

6 C. RECREATIONAL FISHERIES

Table 1C.1: Northwest Territories, Resident and Non-Resident Sports Fishing Licence Sales and Revenues, 1996/97

Number of Licences Revenues Category Sold ($)

N.W.T. Resident 6 704 67 040 Other Canadian Resident 3 936 73 630 Non-resident 1 519 58 650 Special Management Area (a) 221 2 210

Total 12 380 201 530

(a) Special licence which must be purchased in addition to a sports fishing licence to gain access to Great Bear Lake.

Table 1C.2: Northwest Territories, Resident and Non-resident Sports Fishing Licence Sales Trend

Other N.W.T. Canadian Non- Year Resident Residents Residents resident S.M.A. (a) I.S.R. (b) Total

1989/90 13 807 - - 3 564 - 17 371 1990/91 - 7 397 4 805 2 368 490 15 060 1991/92 - 7 041 4 795 2 576 649 15 061 1992/93 - 7 120 4 121 2 029 1 132 672 14 402 1993/94 - 6 708 3 509 2 222 994 642 13 433 1994/95 - 7 734 3 603 2 992 957 618 14 947 1995/96 - 8 345 4 596 3 331 647 746 16 919 1996/97 - 6 704 3 936 1 519 221 443 12 380 * 1990/91 was the first year that separate licences for N.W.T. residents and other Canadians were available. (a) Great Bear Lake Special Management Area (b) Inuvialuit Settlement Region Validation (used with a Sport Fishing Licence, so there is no charge).

7 Table 1C.3: Northwest Territories, Resident and Non-resident Sports Fishing Licence Sales and Revenues, by Area, 1996/97

Other N.W.T Canadian Residents Residents Non-resident Total

Area Number Revenues Number Revenues Number Revenues Number Revenues Sold ($) Sold ($) Sold ($) Sold ($)

N.W.T 5 815 58 150 3 360 62 690 1 378 53 290 10 553 174 130 West

Nunavut 889 8 890 576 10 940 141 5 360 1 606 25 190

Total 6 704 67 040 3 936 73 630 1 519 58 650 12 159 199 320

Sales and revenues for each area are approximate because the GNWT Department of Renewable Resources, which is responsible for the sale of sports fishing licences, has administrative areas that do not correspond exactly with the DFO administrative areas.

Table 1C.4: Northwest Territories, Resident and Non-residents, Special Management Area Licence Sales and Revenues, by Area, 1996/97

Area Number Revenues ($) Sold

N.W.T. 221 2 210 West

Nunavut 0 0

Total 221 2 210

Not broken down by resident or non-residents.

8 Table 1C.5: Northwest Territories, Number of Licensed Fishing Lodges And Total Bed Capacity, 1996/97

Area Lodges Bed Capacity

NWT West Area 36 686

Nunavut 8 161

Total 44 847

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SECTION 2 NWT WEST AREA

Figure 2 NWT West Area

10 NWT WEST AREA 1996/97 STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS

Commercial and Experimental Fisheries

· 17 waterbodies were opened for commercial fishing under Schedule V of the N.W.T. Fisheries Regulations, 10 of which were fished commercially;

· 134 commercial fishing licences sold to 126 fishermen in 5 NWT West Area communities;

· 56% of commercial licence holders in the Inuvialuit and Gwich’in Settlement Areas reported landings to DFO. Total reported landings were 836 kgs, 55% of which was retained by commercial fishermen for their own use;

· 5 waterbodies were licensed for experimental fisheries, of which 2 were fished;

· Total reported experimental and commercial (sales) of 1 743 887 rd kgs and landed value of $1 726 503;

· Principal commercial species harvested were, lake whitefish (72%), northern pike (8%), lake trout (7%), and inconnu (4%);

Recreational Fisheries

· 10 553 sportfishing licences sold, including 5 815 N.W.T. resident, 3 360 other Canadian resident, and 1 378 non-resident licences. In addition, 443 licences were issued for the Inuvialiut Settlement Region and 221 Special Management Area licences were sold to anglers wishing access to Great Bear Lake;

· 36 lodges with a total bed capacity of 686 beds.

Marine Mammal Harvest

· Marine mammal landed harvest of 139 beluga.

11 A. COMMERCIAL AND EXPERIMENTAL FISHERIES

Table 2A.1: NWT West Area Schedule V Commercial Fisheries Total Harvest, Amount Sold and Landed Value, by Species, 1996/97

Species Total Amount Landed Value Harvest Sold (a) ($) (rd kgs) (rd kgs)

Broad whitefish 700 322 1 115 Burbot 67 715 67 715 18 597 Inconnu 63 290 63 209 111 776 Lake trout 115 910 115 910 79 066 Lake whitefish 1 264 698 1 264 698 1 230 172 Mullet 27 870 27 870 2 990 Pike 146 501 146 501 78 510 Walleye 56 756 56 756 203 877

Total 1 743 440 1 742 981 1 726 103

(a) Does not includes final payments for harvests delivered to the FFMC, See Appendix 1. Does not include subsidies administered by the GNWT.

Table 2A.2: NWT West Area Experimental Fisheries, Harvests and Landed Values, by Species, 1996/97

Species Harvest Landed Value (rd kgs) ($)

Arctic charr (sr) 756 n.d. Lake trout 50 100 Lake whitefish 50 100 Walleye 50 200

Total 906 400

12 Fig. 2A.1: NWT West Area, Schedule V Commercial Fisheries, Amount Sold by Species, 1996/97 Total = 1 742 981 rd kgs

Others Inconnu Walleye 6% 4% 3% Pike 8% Trout 7%

Whitefish 72%

Fig. 2A.2: NWT West Area, Schedule V Commercial Fisheries Landed Value by Species, 1996/97 Total = $1 726 103

Others Inconnu 1% 6% Walleye 12% Pike 5%

Trout 5%

Whitefish 71%

13 Table 2A.3: NWT West Area Schedule V Commercial Fisheries Inuvialuit and Gwich’in Settlement Areas, 1996/97

Community/ Waterbody Information Species Quota Harvest Amount Landed Data Data Other Contact Sold Value ($) Source Quality Data ------(rd kgs)------

Eskimo (Husky) Lake Sch. V No. : I-8 Cisco 11 400 0 0 0 FSV Location: 69-20N 132-30W Inconnu 1 200 0 0 0 FSV Open Season: 02APR96–31MAR97 Lake trout 1 000 0 0 0 FSV Lake whitefish 1 000 0 0 0 FSV

Mackenzie Delta (Area I) Sch. V No. : I –12 Cisco 2 300 0 0 0 FSV Location: 68-00N 135-00W Broad whitefish 3 000 0 0 0 FSV Open Season: 02APR96–31MAR97 Lake trout 2 300 0 0 0 FSV Burbot ) 0 0 0 FSV Northern pike ) 4 600 0 0 0 FSV

Mackenzie Delta (Area II) Sch. V No. : I-13 Cisco 2 300 0 0 0 FSV Location: 68-15N 125-20W Broad whitefish 3 000 0 0 0 FSV Open Season: 02APR96-31MAR97 Lake trout 1 000 0 0 0 FSV Burbot ) 0 0 0 FSV Northern pike ) 4 600 0 0 0 FSV

Mackenzie Delta (Area III) Sch. V No. : I-14 Cisco 2 300 0 0 0 FSV Location: 68-20N 135-00W Broad whitefish 4 600 0 0 0 FSV Open Season: 02APR96-31MAR97 Lake trout 1 000 0 0 0 FSV Burbot ) 0 0 0 FSV Northern pike ) 4 600 0 0 0 FSV

NOTE: DATA IS INCOMPLETE. ONLY THE HARVESTS OF 56% OF LICENSED COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN WERE REPORTED TO DFO. Data quality estimates are omitted because it is impossible to estimate how much those fishermen who did not fill out a survey harvested.

14 Table 2A.3 (cont’d): NWT West Area Schedule V Commercial Fisheries Inuvialuit and Gwich’in Settlement Areas, 1996/97

Community/ Waterbody Information Species Quota Harvest Amount Landed Data Data Other Contact Sold Value ($) Source Quality Data ------(rd kgs)------

Mackenzie Delta (Area IV) Sch. V No. : I-15 Broad whitefish 9 200 280 182 615 FSV Location: 69-20N 135-00W Herring 1 000 0 0 0 FSV Open Season: 02APR96-31MAR97 Inconnu 2 300 68 14 n.d. FSV Lake trout 1 000

Mackenzie Delta (Area V) Sch. V No. : I –16 Broad whitefish 2 300 420 140 500 FSV Location: 63-30N 132-45W Cisco 500 0 0 0 FSV Open Season: 02APR96-31MAR97 Herring 600 0 0 0 FSV Inconnu 68 41 210 FSV

Peel River Sch. V No. : I-21 Lake whitefish 1 500 0 0 0 FSV Location: 67-37N 132-45W Open Season: 02APR96-31MAR97

Sitidgi Lake Sch. V No. : I-25 Lake trout ) 300 0 0 0 FSV Location: 68-30N 132-40W Lake whitefish ) Open Season: 02APR96-31MAR97

NOTE: DATA IS INCOMPLETE. ONLY THE HARVESTS OF 56% OF LICENSED COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN WERE REPORTED TO DFO. Data quality estimates are omitted because it is impossible to estimate how much those fishermen who did not fill out a survey harvested.

15 Table 2A. 4: NWT West Area Schedule V Commercial Fisheries Outside Inuvialuit and Gwich’in Settlement Areas (excluding Great Slave Lake and Kakisa Lakes), 1996/97

Community/ Waterbody Information Species Quota Harvest Landed Data Data Other Contact Value ($) Source Quality Data

Tathlina Lake Sch. V No. : II-53 Walleye 20 000 19 283 73 940 STR +/-1% Location: 60-30N 117-30W Open Season: 22NOV96-31MAR97

Vandyck Lake Sch. V No. : II-63 Location: 60-12N 109-28W Lake trout ) 1 200 NOT FISHED Open Season: 12JAN97-31MAR97 Lake whitefish )

16 Table 2A.5: Great Slave Lake, Harvests by Administrative Area, November 1, 1995 to October 31, 1996

Quota Winter Summer Quota Year Area Species (rd kgs) Harvest Harvest Total (rd kgs) (rd kgs) (rd kgs)

I-West Lake whitefish 227 300 156 250 80 595 236 845 Lake trout 2 315 4 004 6 319 Northern pike 48 911 7 147 56 058 Inconnu 270 223 493 Walleye 2 074 13 2 087 Burbot 1 224 157 1 381 Mullet 392 0 392

TOTAL 211 436 92 139 303 575

I-East Lake whitefish 318 200 28 313 110 308 138 621 Lake trout 1 104 15 420 16 524 Northern pike 1 391 12 891 14 282 Inconnu 640 4 431 5 071 Walleye 6 2 004 2 010 Burbot 1 873 5 174 7 047 Mullet 236 1 499 1 735

TOTAL 33 563 151 727 185 290

II Lake whitefish 318 200 45 922 175 619 221 541 Lake trout 1 323 8 951 10 274 Northern pike 1 524 6 381 7 905 Inconnu 217 199 416 Walleye 6 166 172 Burbot 2 543 16 975 19 518 Mullet 128 4 578 4 706

TOTAL 51 663 212 869 264 532

17 Table 2A.5 (cont’d): Great Slave Lake, Harvests by Administrative Area, November 1, 1995 to October 31, 1996

Quota Winter Summer Quota Year Area Species (rd kgs) Harvest Harvest Total (rd kgs) (rd kgs) (rd kgs)

III Lake whitefish 91 000 0 60 912 60 912 Lake trout 0 216 216 Northern pike 0 2 928 2 928 Inconnu 0 5 042 5 042 Walleye 0 827 827 Burbot 0 6 101 6 101 Mullet 0 252 252

TOTAL 0 76 278 76 278

IV Lake whitefish 409 100 126 254 247 250 373 504 Lake trout 1 842 29 738 31 580 Northern pike 21 813 16 380 38 193 Inconnu 2 114 4 396 6 510 Walleye 2 041 2 797 4 838 Burbot 10 011 18 531 28 542 Mullet 504 757 1 261

TOTAL 164 579 319 849 484 428

V Lake whitefish* 363 600 111 172 33 508 144 680 Lake trout* 15 173 45 018 60 191 Northern pike 9 116 3 057 12 173 Inconnu 32 787 3 983 36 770 Walleye 13 87 100 Burbot 2 732 3 031 5 763 Mullet 0 86 86

TOTAL 170 993 88 770 259 763

18 Table 2A.5 (cont’d): Great Slave Lake, Harvests by Administrative Area, November 1, 1995 to October 31, 1996

Quota Winter Summer Quota Year Area Species (rd kgs) Harvest Harvest Total (rd kgs) (rd kgs) (rd kgs)

ALL Lake whitefish* 1 727 400 467 911 708 192 1 176 103 Lake trout* 21 757 103 347 125 104 Northern pike 82 755 48 784 131 539 Inconnu 36 028 18 274 54 302 Walleye 4 140 5 894 10 034 Burbot 18 383 49 969 68 352 Mullet 1 260 7 172 8 432

TOTAL 632 234 941 632 1 573 866

*Note: the area V quota is for whitefish and lake trout; other quotas on the lake are for Lake whitefish only and all other species are considered by-catch.

19 Table 2A.6: Great Slave Lake Harvest Sold to the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation and Landed Values to Fishermen, November 1, 1995 to October 31, 1996

Species Winter Summer Quota Year Harvest Landed Harvest Landed Harvest Landed Sold (a) Value (b) Sold (a) Value (b) Sold (a) Value (b) (rd kgs) (rd kgs) (rd kgs)

Whitefish Export 462 748 660 638 696 090 514 577 1 158 838 1 175 215

Lake trout 20 860 17 933 100 929 67 239 121 789 85 172 Northern pike 83 077 50 619 48 658 24 853 131 735 75 472 Inconnu 35 781 64 115 17 997 30 618 53 778 94 733 Walleye 4 084 16 275 5 875 19 963 9 959 36 238 Burbot 18 325 7 199 50 328 12 040 68 653 19 239 Mullet 1 924 280 9 556 319 11 480 599

TOTAL 626 799 817 059 929 433 669 609 1 556 232 1 486 668

(a) Harvests do not include fish culled at plant.

(b) Landed value does not include final payments, see Appendix 1. Does not include subsidies administered by the GNWT.

20 Table 2A.7: Kakisa Lake Commercial Harvests, November 1, 1995 to October 31, 1996

Species Quota Harvest (rd kgs) (rd kgs)

Walleye 20 000 21 005

Northern Pike 3 341

Total 24 346

Table 2A.8: Kakisa Lake Harvests Sold to the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation and Landed Values to Fishermen, November 1, 1995 to October 31, 1996

Species Harvest Sold (a) Landed Value (b) (rd kgs) ($)

Walleye 20 925 72 647

Northern pike 3 342 1 682

Total 24 267 74 329

(a) Does not include fish culled at plant.

(b) Does not include final payments, see Appendix 1.

21 Table 2A.9: NWT West Area Experimental Fisheries, 1996/97

Other Licence Number, Waterbody Name Landed Data Data Data and Location Quota Species Gear Quota Harvest Value ($) Source Quality Available Contact (rd kgs)

EX96/97-5 Mackenzie Delta (Area IV) Burbot 139 mm 4 600 See commercial fisheries 69-20N 135-00W Northern pike

EX96/97-6 Mackenzie Delta (Area V) Inconnu 139 mm 1 000 See commercial fisheries 63-30N 132-45W

EX96/97-9 Trout Lake Lake whitefish 139 mm 1 000 50 100 FO +/-50% 60-35N 121-10W Lake trout 139 mm 1 000 50 100 FO +/-50% Walleye 139 mm 500 50 200 FO +/-50%

EX96/97-41 Kagluk River( Prince Albert Sound) Arctic charr(sr) 114 mm 1 000 756 n.d. EFL +/- 0% 70-13N 112-58W

EX96/97-45 Donovan Lake Lake trout 139 mm 500 NOT FISHED 60-02N 111-11W Lake whitefish 139 mm Walleye 139 mm

22 Table 2A.10: NWT West Area Commercial Fishing Licence Sales, by Community, 1996-97

Resident Non-resident Total Licences Licences Licences Community Sold Fishermen Sold Fishermen Sold Fishermen

Arctic Red River 12 12 0 0 12 12

Hay River 113 105 3 3 116 108

Inuvik 4 4 0 0 4 4

Norman Wells 1 1 0 0 1 1

Tuktoyaktuk 1 1 0 0 1 1

Total 131 123 3 3 134 126

Table 2A.11: NWT West Area Great Slave Lake Operator Licences, 1996/97

Class “A” Class “B” Summer Winter Summer Winter 1996 1996/97 1996 1996/97

Number Available 28 32 61 49

Number Issued 18 31 46 33

Number Active 16 30 43 31

Approximately 50% of winter B’s fished as support units for A certificate holders.

23 B. MARINE MAMMAL HARVESTS

Table 2B.1: NWT West Area, Marine Mammal Harvests, by Species and Community, 1996/97

Number Data Data Community Species Landed (a) Source Quality

Aklavik Bowhead 0 FJMC n/a Beluga 21 FJMC +/- 0% Walrus 0 FJMC n/a

Holman Beluga 0 FJMC n/a Walrus 0 FJMC n/a

Inuvik Beluga 37 FJMC +/- 0% Walrus 0 FJMC n/a

Paulatuk Beluga 33 FJMC +/- 0% Walrus 0 FJMC n/a

Sachs Harbour Beluga 0 FJMC n/a Walrus 0 FJMC n/a

Tuktoyaktuk Beluga 48 FJMC +/- 0% Walrus 0 FJMC n/a

NWT West Bowhead 0 FJMC n/a Totals Beluga 139 FJMC +/- 0% Walrus 0 FJMC n/a

(a) Quantities are adjusted to include animals that were lost.

24 C. ABORIGINAL FOOD FISHERIES

Table 2C.1: Aboriginal Food Fishery Harvests NWT West Area by Waterbody and Community, 1996/97

Community Waterbody Species Number Harvest Landed (rd kgs)

Fort Smith (a) Slave River L. whitefish 4 448 4 448 (Summer season) N. pike 320 640 Walleye 981 981 Inconnu 653 2612 Longnose/ 1 268 1 268 White sucker Goldeye 817 245

Fort Providence (b) Horn River & Mackenzie River L. whitefish 2 451 2 451 (summer season) N. pike 1 096 2 192 Walleye 299 299 Inconnu 10 40 Longnose/ 630 630 White sucker Grayling 0 0

Fort Resolution GSL L. whitefish 3 410 3 410 Resolution Bay (c) (summer and winter N. pike 1 681 3 362 96/97) Walleye 228 228 Inconnu 27 108 Longnose/ 2 295 2 295 White sucker Cisco 918 459 Burbot 1 732 3 464

Little Buffalo River (d) L. whitefish 5 514 5 514 (Fall harvest only) N. pike 4 895 9 790 Walleye 5 5 Inconnu 0 0

25 Table 2C.1 (cont’d): Aboriginal Food Fishery Harvests NWT West Area by Waterbody and Community, 1996/97

Community Waterbody Species Number Harvest Landed (rd kgs)

Longnose/ White sucker 0 0 Burbot 1 2

Hay River (e) Hay River L. whitefish 3 420 3 420 (Fall harvest only) Northern pike 30 60 Walleye 19 19 Inconnu 3 12 Longnose sucker 84 168 Burbot 19 38 Lake trout 1 3

Total 37 255 48 163

(a) Fort Smith harvest information collected from May 10 -October 23,1996 represents 90% of total harvest. (b) Fort Providence harvest information collected from June 5-October 11, 1996 represents an unknown % of total harvest. (c) Fort Resolution, Res Bay harvest information collected from June 5, 1996 to March 31, 1997 represents 90% of total harvest. (d) Little Buffalo River harvest information collected from Sept 21 to October 20, 1996 represents 90% of total harvest. (e) Hay River harvest information collected during September and October 1996 during the whitefish run, represents an unknown % of total harvest.

26 D. RECREATIONAL FISHERIES

Table 2D.1: Blachford Lake Lodge Angler Diary Program Response Rate Summer 1996

Estimated Total Number of Guests Days 500

Number of Diaries Returned 61

Number of Guest Days of Anglers who Returned Diaries 230

% of Estimated Total Number of Guest Days Sampled in Diaries 46%

Table 2D.2: Blachford Lake Lodge Angler Diary Program Trend Data

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Number of Diaries Returned 59 67 55 55 56 102 68 80 72 53 23 45 61

Angler Days Reported 174 184 175 146 166 279 183 223 177 178 72 161 230

Average Angler Days per Diary 2.9 2.7 3.2 2.7 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.6 2.4 3.0 3 3

Catch per Angler Hour - Lake trout 0.56 0.68 0.82 0.62 0.74 0.84 0.52 0.74 1.14 0.79 n.d. 2.05 .93 - Northern pike 1.79 1.68 2.17 1.21 0.97 1.55 1.45 1.14 1.33 2.19 n.d. 1.75 2.41 - All species 0.78 0.87 1.22 0.81 0.77 1.00 1.01 0.84 1.30 1.20 n.d. 1.90 1.42

Harvest Estimates - Lake trout n/a n/a n/a n/a 282 206 281 223 245 321 n.d. 257 254 - Northern pike n/a n/a n/a n/a 71 55 207 207 125 153 n.d. 163 215 - Others n/a n/a n/a n/a 2 71 89 122 28 34 n.d. 11 128

- All species n/a n/a n/a n/a 355 332 577 552 398 508 n.d. 431 599

1988 was the first year in which sufficient, reliable information was available on the number of guest days of all guests to generate harvest estimates. n.d. indicates data was insufficient to provide an estimate.

27 SECTION 3 NUNAVUT AREA

Figure 3 Nunavut Area

28 NUNAVUT AREA 1996/97 STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS

Commercial and Experimental Fisheries

· 91 waterbodies opened for commercial fishing under Schedule V of the N.W.T. Fisheries Regulations;

· 43 waterbodies were commercially fished;

· 55 waterbodies were licensed for experimental fisheries, of which 19 were fished;

· 19 experimental licences were issued for 24 marine fisheries, of which 7 were fished.

· 1 Foreign Vessel Fishing Licence was issued for NAFO Division 0-A of Subarea 0.

· Total reported commercial and experimental fishery landings of 1 165 902 rd kgs and landed value of $1 746 647;

· Principal commercial and experimental species harvested were Greenland halibut (90% of landings) and Arctic charr (9%).

Recreational Fisheries

· 1 606 sport fishing licences sold, including 889 resident, 576 other Canadian resident, and 141 non-resident licences;

· 8 lodges with a total bed capacity of 161 beds.

Marine Mammal Harvest

· Marine mammal landed harvest of 440 beluga, 313 narwhal and 206 walrus.

29 A. COMMERCIAL AND EXPERIMENTAL FISHERIES

Table 3A.1: Nunavut Area, Schedule V Commercial Fisheries Harvests and Landed Values, by Species, 1996/97

Species Harvest Landed Value (rd kgs) ($)

Arctic charr (sr) 90 088 222 713 Arctic charr (ll) 2 100 6 300

Total 92 188 229 013

Table 3A.2: Nunavut Area, Experimental Fisheries(a) Harvests and Landed Values, by Species, 1996/97

Species Harvest Landed Value (rd kgs) ($)

Arctic charr (ll) 748 2 248 Arctic charr (sr) 16 998 51 152 Arctic cod 536 831 Greenland halibut 1 042 388 1 450 997 Iceland scallops 11 697 9 542 Kelp and Dulse 481 n.d. Lake trout 866 2 864

Total 1 073 714 1 517 634

(a) Those fisheries that have reported harvests in numbers rather than weights are not included in the totals reported here.

30 Fig. 3A.1: Nunavut Area, Schedule V Commercial and Experimental Fisheries, Harvests by Species, 1996/97 Total = 1 165 902 rd kgs

Others Arctic charr 1% 9%

Greenland halibut 90%

Fig. 3A.2 - Nunavut Area, Schedule V Commercial and Experimental Fisheries, Landed Values by Species, 1996/97 Total = $ 1 746 647

Arctic charr Others 16% 1%

Greenland halibut 83%

31 Table 3A.3: Nunavut Area Baffin and Central District Arctic Charr Commercial Fisheries, By Community, 1996/97

Community/ Quota Harvest Landed Data Data Waterbody Information Species (rd kgs) Value ($) Source Quality Other Data Contact

ARCTIC BAY

Ikikeesarjuk Lake Sch. V No.: VI-21.5 Arctic charr (sr) 2 000 2 408 7 224 STR +/- 5% Location: 71-12N 87-22W Open Season: 01OCT96-31MAR97

Magda River Sch. V No.: VI-27.1 Arctic charr (sr) 3 000 483 1 449 STR +/- 5% Location: 71-39N 84-37W Open Season: 01OCT96-31MAR97

Saputing River and Lake Sch. V No.: VI-45 Arctic charr (sr) 9 100 NOT FISHED Location: 70-48N 84-59W Open Season: 01OCT96-31MAR97

BROUGHTON ISLAND

Circle Lake Sch. V No.: VI-8 Arctic charr (ll) 3 400 NOT FISHED Location: 66-32N 64-10W Open Season: 01OCT96-31MAR97

Nudlung Fiord Sch. V. No.: VI-32 Arctic charr (sr) 4 500 398 1 194 STR +/- 5% Location: 68-21N 67-27W Open Season: 01AUG96-31MAR97

32 Table 3A.3(cont'd): Nunavut Area Baffin and Central District Arctic Charr Commercial Fisheries, By Community, 1996/97

Community/ Quota Harvest Landed Data Data Waterbody Information Species (rd kgs) Value ($) Source Quality Other Data Contact

CAPE DORSET

Kangisuajuaq Lake Sch. V No.: VI-23.1 Arctic charr (sr) 2 700 83 249 STR +/- 5% Location: 64-40N 73-21W Open Season: 01AUG96-31MAR97

Tinitonito Lake Sch. V No.: VI-47.1 Arctic charr (sr) 5 500 89 267 STR +/- 5% Location: 64-40N 73-58W Open Season: 01AUG96-31MAR97

CLYDE RIVER

Ayr Lake Sch. V No.: VI-4 Arctic charr (ll) 6 800 NOT FISHED Location: 70-24N 70-15W Open Season: 01AUG96-31MAR97

Cape Adair Lake and River Sch. V No.: VI-7 Arctic charr (sr) 2 300 NOT FISHED Location: 71-30N 71-55W Open Season: 01AUG96-31MAR97

Clyde Inlet Sch. V No.: VI-9 Arctic charr (sr) 2 300 NOT FISHED Location: 69-50N 70-30W Open Season: 01OCT96-31MAR97

33 Table 3A.3(cont'd): Nunavut Area Baffin and Central District Arctic Charr Commercial Fisheries, By Community, 1996/97

Community/ Quota Harvest Landed Data Data Waterbody Information Species (rd kgs) Value ($) Source Quality Other Data Contact

CLYDE RIVER (cont'd)

Duart Lake and River (Dexterity Fiord) Sch. V No.: VI-13 Arctic charr (sr) 700 NOT FISHED Location: 71-20N 72-47W Open Season: 01AUG96-31MAR97

Lethbridge Lake and River Sch. V No.: VI-27 Arctic charr (sr) 1 400 NOT FISHED Location: 71-02N 73-55W Open Season: 01AUG96-31MAR97

Sam Ford Fiord Area Sch. V No.: VI-44 Arctic charr (sr) 4 500 2 108 6 324 STR +/- 5% Location: 70-25N 71-40W Open Season: 15APR96-31MAR97

Unnamed Lake & River (Dexterity Fiord) Sch. V No.: VI-59 Arctic charr (sr) 2 300 2 100 6 300 STR +/- 5% Location: 71-12N 72-40W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

IGLOOLIK AND HALL BEACH

Cockburn River Sch. V No.: VI-10 Arctic charr (sr) 5 000 NOT FISHED Location: 70-26N 78-41W Open Season: 01OCT96-31MAR97

34 Table 3A.3(cont'd): Nunavut Area Baffin and Central District Arctic Charr Commercial Fisheries, By Community, 1996/97

Community/ Quota Harvest Landed Data Data Waterbody Information Species (rd kgs) Value ($) Source Quality Other Data Contact

IGLOOLIK AND HALL BEACH (cont'd)

Gifford River Sch. V No.: VI-18 Arctic charr (sr) 5 000 1 602 4 165 STR +/- 5% Location: 70-19N 83-03W Open Season: 01OCT96-31MAR97

Hall Lake Sch. V No.: VI-19 Arctic charr (sr) 11 400 4 728 n.d. STR +/-10% Location: 68-41N 82-17W Open Season: 01OCT96-31MAR97

Ikpikiturjuaq Lake Sch. V No.: VI-21.7 Arctic charr (sr) 1 100 NOT FISHED Location: 70-21N 78-24W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Kukaluk River Sch. V No.: VI-26 Arctic charr (sr) 3 600 823 2 140 STR +/- 5% Location: 70-13N 81-57W Arctic charr (ll) Open Season: 01OCT96-31MAR97

Ravn River Sch. V No.: VI-42 Arctic charr (sr) 9 100 NOT FISHED Location: 70-28N 79-30W Open Season: 01OCT96-31MAR97

Rowley River Sch. V No.: VI-43 Arctic charr (sr) 5 000 NOT FISHED Location: 70-15N 77-47W Open Season: 01OCT96-31MAR97

35 Table 3A.3(cont'd): Nunavut Area Baffin and Central District Arctic Charr Commercial Fisheries, By Community, 1996/97

Community/ Quota Harvest Landed Data Data Waterbody Information Species (rd kgs) Value ($) Source Quality Other Data Contact

IGLOOLIK AND HALL BEACH (cont'd)

Whyte Lake and River Sch. V No.: VI-50 Arctic charr (sr) 900 NOT FISHED Location: 70-08N 84-47W Open Season: 01OCT96-31MAR97

IQALUIT

Amadjuak Lake Sch. V No.: VI-2 Arctic charr (sr) 9 100 NOT FISHED Location: 65-00N 71-00W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Nettilling Lake Sch. V No.: VI-31 Arctic charr (sr) 22 000 1 334 4 669 STR +/- 5% Location: 66-33N 70-55W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Okalik Bay Sch. V No.: VI-33 Arctic charr (sr) 1 400 NOT FISHED Location: 64-01N 65-11W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Qualluatik Lake Sch. V No.: VI-41 Arctic charr (sr) 700 NOT FISHED Location: 65-45N 65-07W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

36 Table 3A.3(cont'd): Nunavut Area Baffin and Central District Arctic Charr Commercial Fisheries, By Community, 1996/97

Community/ Quota Harvest Landed Data Data Waterbody Information Species (rd kgs) Value ($) Source Quality Other Data Contact

PANGNIRTUNG

Ijaruvung Lake Sch. V No.: VI-21.1 Arctic charr (sr) 2 000 NOT FISHED Location: 66-43N 67-46W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Ikaluit Lake (Robert Peel Inlet) Sch. V No.: VI-21.2 Arctic charr (sr) 1 400 1 797 6 290 STR +/- 5% Location: 65-02N 67-07W Open Season: 18JUL96 3/31/1997

Iqalujjuaq Fjord Sch. V No.: VI-21.8 Arctic charr (sr) 1 400 1 410 4 935 STR +/- 5% Location: 65-43N 64-51W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Irvine Inlet (Mckeand River Area) Sch. V No.: VI-22 Arctic charr (sr) 4 500 4 543 15 901 STR +/- 5% Location: 65-30N 68-00W Open Season: 01AUG96-31MAR97

Kingnait Fiord Sch. V No.: VI-24 Arctic charr (sr) 4 500 334 1 054 STR +/- 5% Location: 66-15N 64-22W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Opingivik Lake Sch. V No.: VI-33.1 Arctic charr (sr) 1 000 NOT FISHED Location: 65-14N 67-22W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

37 Table 3A.3(cont'd): Nunavut Area Baffin and Central District Arctic Charr Commercial Fisheries, By Community, 1996/97

Community/ Quota Harvest Landed Data Data Waterbody Information Species (rd kgs) Value ($) Source Quality Other Data Contact

PANGNIRTUNG (cont'd)

Tasialojuak Lake Sch. V No.: VI-47 Arctic charr (ll) 4 500 NOT FISHED Location: 66-40N 68-46W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

POND INLET

Coutts Inlet Area Sch. V No.: VI-11 Arctic charr (sr) 900 NOT FISHED Location: 71-43N 76-02W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Ikaluit River (Tay Sound) Sch. V No.: VI-21.3 Arctic charr (sr) 2 300 1 400 4 200 STR +/- 5% Location: 71-58N 79-15W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Paquet Bay River and Lake Sch. V No.: VI-37 Arctic charr (sr) 1 000 NOT FISHED Location: 71-38N 77-20W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

38 Table 3A.3(cont'd): Nunavut Area Baffin and Central District Arctic Charr Commercial Fisheries, By Community, 1996/97

Community/ Quota Harvest Landed Data Data Waterbody Information Species (rd kgs) Value ($) Source Quality Other Data Contact

RESOLUTE BAY

Stanwell-Fletcher Lake Sch. V No.: IV-33 Arctic charr (sr) 6 800 NOT FISHED Location: 72-39N 94-41W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

39 Table 3A.4: Nunavut Area Keewatin District Commercial Fisheries, By Community, 1996/97

Community/ Quota Harvest Landed Data Data Waterbody Information Species (rd kgs) Value ($) Source Quality Other Data Contact

ARVIAT

Copperneedle River Sch. V No.: V-20 Arctic charr (sr) 4 500 917 1 834 STR +/- 5% Location: 61-52N 93-37W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Eskimo Point Area Sch. V No.: V-28 Arctic charr (sr) 4 500 0 0 STR +/- 5% Location: 61-07N 94-04W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Sandy Point Sch. V No.: V-66 Arctic charr (sr) 900 552 1 104 STR +/- 5% Location: 61-44N 93-15W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Unnamed River Sch. V No.: V-81 Arctic charr (sr) 2 300 NOT FISHED Location: 61-33N 93-50W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Wallace River Sch. V No.: V-76 Arctic charr (sr) 2 300 NOT FISHED Location: 61-37N 93-41W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

40 Table 3A.4(cont'd): Nunavut Area Keewatin District Commercial Fisheries, By Community, 1996/97

Community/ Quota Harvest Landed Data Data Waterbody Information Species (rd kgs) Value ($) Source Quality Other Data Contact

BAKER LAKE

Baker Lake Sch. V No.: V-3 Lake whitefish 22 700 NOT FISHED Location: 64-19N 96-03W Lake trout Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Ranger Seal Bay Sch. V No.: V-63 Arctic charr (sr) 9 100 665 884 STR +/- 5% Location: 63-45N 91-42W Open Season: 17AUG96-31MAR97

CHESTERFIELD INLET

Chesterfield Inlet (Fish Bay) Sch. V No.: V-16 Arctic charr (sr) 4 500 3 076 4 614 STR +/- 5% Location: 63-19N 90-45W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Robinhood Bay Sch. V No.: V-65 Arctic charr (sr) 6 800 199 299 STR +/- 5% Location: 63-45N 92-02W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Stony Point Area Sch. V No.: V-72 Arctic charr (sr) 6 800 397 468 STR +/- 5% Location: 63-51N 92-48W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

41 Table 3A.4(cont'd): Nunavut Area Keewatin District Commercial Fisheries, By Community, 1996/97

Community/ Quota Harvest Landed Data Data Waterbody Information Species (rd kgs) Value ($) Source Quality Other Data Contact

CHURCHILL

Churchill River Area Sch. V No.: V-17 Cisco 500 NOT FISHED Location: 58-47N 94-12W Arctic charr (sr) 500 Open Season: 15APR96-31MAR97 Lake whitefish 500

CORAL HARBOUR

Cleveland River Sch. V No.: V-19 Arctic charr (sr) 6 100 NOT FISHED Location: 65-13N 84-48W Open Season: 15APR96-31MAR97

Thomsen River (Duke of York Bay) Sch. V No.: V-75 Arctic charr (sr) 2 300 NOT FISHED Location: 65-31N 85-15W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

RANKIN INLET

Baker Foreland Lake Sch. V No: V-4 Arctic charr (sr) 4 600 4 507 6 761 STR +/- 5% Location: 62-55N 90-48W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

42 Table 3A.4(cont'd): Nunavut Area Keewatin District Commercial Fisheries, By Community, 1996/97

Community/ Quota Harvest Landed Data Data Waterbody Information Species (rd kgs) Value ($) Source Quality Other Data Contact

RANKIN INLET (cont'd)

Corbett Inlet Sch. V No.: V-21 Arctic charr (sr) 4 500 1 918 2 876 STR +/- 5% Location: 62-28N 92-20W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Hanway River Sch. V No.: V-36 Arctic charr (sr) 2 300 1 180 1 770 STR +/- 5% Location: 63-32N 92-23W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Kaminak Lake Sch. V No.: V-41 Lake whitefish 22 700 NOT FISHED Location: 62-10N 95-00W Lake trout Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Merles Harbour Sch. V No.: V-48 Arctic charr (sr) 2 300 NOT FISHED Location: 63-42N 91-24W Open Season: 16APR96-31MAR97

Steep Bank Bay Sch. V No.: V-71 Arctic charr (sr) 4 500 247 323 STR +/- 5% Location: 63-36N 91-37W Open Season: 16APR96-31MAR97

43 Table 3A.4(cont'd): Nunavut Area Keewatin District Commercial Fisheries, By Community, 1996/97

Community/ Quota Harvest Landed Data Data Waterbody Information Species (rd kgs) Value ($) Source Quality Other Data Contact

REPULSE BAY

Bennett Bay, Sch. V No.: 8 Arctic charr (sr) 2 300 NOT FISHED Location: 65-55N 89-40W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Brown River Sch. V No.: V-13 Arctic charr (sr) 6 800 NOT FISHED Location: 65-55N 90-55W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Christie Lake Sch. V No.: V-18 Arctic charr (sr) 900 NOT FISHED Location: 66-49N 87-10W Lake trout Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97 Lake whitefish

Curtis River () Sch. V No.: IV-7 Arctic charr (sr) 4 500 204 306 STR +/- 5% Location: 67-12N 87-28W Open Season: 01OCT96-31MAR97

Gore Bay Area Sch. V No.: V-34 Arctic charr (sr) 3 600 181 272 STR +/- 5% Location: 66-19N 84-24W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Haviland Bay Area Sch. V No.: V-37 Arctic charr (sr) 2 300 NOT FISHED Location: 66-31N 85-25W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

44 Table 3A.4(cont'd): Nunavut Area Keewatin District Commercial Fisheries, By Community, 1996/97

Community/ Quota Harvest Landed Data Data Waterbody Information Species (rd kgs) Value ($) Source Quality Other Data Contact

REPULSE BAY (cont'd)

North Pole River Sch. V No.: V-51 Arctic charr (sr) 2 300 11 17 STR +/- 5% Location: 66-32N 86-45W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

North Pole Lake Sch. V No.: V-52 Lake trout 500 NOT FISHED Location: 66-37N 86-53W Lake whitefish Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Piksimanik River (Douglas Harbour) Sch. V No: V-58 Arctic charr (sr) 2 300 NOT FISHED Location: 65-38N 88-24W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Snowbank River Sch. V No.: 69 Arctic charr (sr) 2 300 NOT FISHED Location: 65-53N 86-22W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

WHALE COVE

Ferguson River Sch. V No.: V-29 Arctic charr (sr) 3 000 3 056 5 179 STR +/- 5% Location: 62-03N 93-20W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

45 Table 3A.4(cont'd): Nunavut Area Keewatin District Commercial Fisheries, By Community, 1996/97

Community/ Quota Harvest Landed Data Data Waterbody Information Species (rd kgs) Value ($) Source Quality Other Data Contact

WHALE COVE (cont'd)

Mistake Bay Sch. V No.: V-49 Arctic charr (sr) 2 300 14 25 STR +/- 5% Location: 62-10N 92-57W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Pistol Bay Sch. V No.: V-59 Arctic charr (sr) 2 300 1 356 2 124 STR +/- 5% Location: 62-28N 92-44W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

Wilson Bay Sch. V No.: V-79 Arctic charr (sr) 2 000 4 464 5 604 STR +/- 5% Location: 62-18N 92-53W Open Season: 18JUL96-31MAR97

46 Table 3A.5: Nunavut Area Kitikmeot District Commercial Fisheries, By Community, 1996/97

Community/ Quota Harvest Landed Data Data Waterbody Information Species (rd kgs) Value ($) Source Quality Other Data Contact

CAMBRIDGE BAY

Ekalluk River Sch. V No.: IV-9 Arctic charr (sr) 20 000 10 210 30 631 EDO +/- 5% Location: 69-25N 106-17W Open Season: 27JUL96-31MAR97

Ellice River Sch. V No.: IV-10 Arctic charr (sr) 8 000 4 502 13 506 EDO +/- 5% Location: 68-03N 104-00W Open Season: 27JUL96-31MAR97

Halovik River (30 MILE RIVER) Sch. V No.: IV-13 Arctic charr (sr) 5 000 4 909 14 727 EDO +/- 5% Location: 69-10N 107-04W Open Season: 27JUL96-31MAR97

Kulgayuk River (Dease Pt.) Sch. V No.: IV-20 Arctic charr (sr) 4 000 NOT FISHED Location: 68-16N 105-03W Open Season: 27JUL96-31MAR97

Jayco River, Albert Edward Bay Sch. V No.: IV-14 Arctic charr (sr) 17 000 16 914 50 741 EDO +/- 5% Location: 69-34N 103-21W Open Season: 27JUL96-31MAR97

47 Table 3A.5 (cont'd): Nunavut Area Kitikmeot District Commercial Fisheries, By Community, 1996/97

Community/ Quota Harvest Landed Data Data Waterbody Information Species (rd kgs) Value ($) Source Quality Other Data Contact

CAMBRIDGE BAY

Lauchlan River (Byron Bay) Sch. V No.: IV-22 Arctic charr (sr) 2 400 2 352 7 057 EDO +/- 5% Location: 68-56N 108-30W Open Season: 27JUL96-31MAR97

Pangtium Lake Sch. V No.: IV-28 Lake trout 1 100 NOT FISHED Location: 69-42N 106-22W Lake whitefish Open Season: 01OCT96-31MAR97

Perry River Sch. V No.: IV-29 Arctic charr (sr) 6 500 NOT FISHED Location: 67-43N 102-10W Open Season: 27JUL96-31MAR97

Toassie Lake Sch. V No.: IV-37 Arctic cisco 900 NOT FISHED Location: 69-41N 106-39W Lake whitefish Open Season: 01OCT96-31MAR97

Unnamed Lake Sch. V No.: IV-43 Arctic charr (ll) 2 700 NOT FISHED Location: 68-57N 104-17W Lake trout Open Season: 01OCT96-31MAR97 lake whitefish

Unnamed Lake Sch. V No.: IV-56 Arctic charr (ll) 2 100 2 100 6 300 EDO +/- 5% Location: 69-05N 104-40W Open Season: 01OCT96-31MAR97

48 Table 3A.5 (cont'd): Nunavut Area Kitikmeot District Commercial Fisheries, By Community, 1996/97

Community/ Quota Harvest Landed Data Data Waterbody Information Species (rd kgs) Value ($) Source Quality Other Data Contact

GJOA HAVEN

Hayes River Sch. V No.: IV-13.1 Arctic charr (sr) 4 500 NOT FISHED Location: 67-08N 95-17W Open Season: 27JUL96-31MAR97

Kaleet River Sch. V No.: IV-16.1 Arctic cisco 1 000 NOT FISHED Location: 67-40N 97-11W Open Season: 24NOV96-31MAR97

Murchison River Sch. V No.: IV-25 Arctic charr (sr) 9 100 NOT FISHED Location: 68-35N 93-30W Open Season: 27JUL96-31MAR97

Port Parry Area Sch. V No.: IV-30 Arctic charr (sr) 1 000 NOT FISHED Location: 69-40N 97-20W Open Season: 27JUL96-31MAR97

Simpson River Sch. V No.: IV-32 Arctic charr (sr) 4 500 NOT FISHED Location: 67-48N 100-45W Open Season: 27JUL96-31MAR97

49 Table 3A.5 (cont'd): Nunavut Area Kitikmeot District Commercial Fisheries, By Community, 1996/97

Community/ Quota Harvest Landed Data Data Waterbody Information Species (rd kgs) Value ($) Source Quality Other Data Contact

PELLY BAY

Arrowsmith River Sch. V No.: IV-2 Arctic charr (sr) 1 000 795 1 590 STR +/- 5% Location: 68-23N 90-17W Open Season: 01OCT96-31MAR97

Becher River Sch. V No.: IV-3 Arctic charr (sr) 1 000 657 1 314 STR +/- 5% Location: 68-45N 90-08W Open Season: 27JUL96-31MAR97

Keith Bay (Committee Bay) Sch. V No.: IV-17 Arctic charr (sr) 4 500 1 163 2 326 STR +/- 5% Location: 68-15N 88-15W Open Season: 01OCT96-31MAR97

TALOYOAK

Agnew River (Ilaunnallic Bay) Sch. V No.: IV-1 Arctic charr (sr) 4 500 NOT FISHED Location: 70-40N 92-40W Open Season: 01OCT96-31MAR97

Lord Lindsay Lake Sch. V No.: IV-23 Arctic charr (sr) 2 500 NOT FISHED Location: 70-10N 92-25W Open Season: 27JUL96-31MAR97

50 Table 3A.6: Nunavut Area Experimental Fisheries, 1996/97

Licence Number, Landed Data Data Other Data Waterbody Name Quota Species Gear or Quota Harvest Value ($) Source Quality Available Contact and Location Mesh size (rd kgs)

EX96/97-10 Unnamed Lake Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 1 000 262 917 STR +/- 5% 64-54N 66-53W

Unnamed Lake - Qasigiat Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 1 000 NOT FISHED 64-37N 66-19W

Qasigialiminik Lake Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 1 000 1 261 4 414 STR +/- 5% 65-48N 68-10W

Unnamed Lake Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 1 000 904 3 164 STR +/- 5% 65-34N 67-40W

Unnamed Lake Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 1 000 354 1 239 STR +/- 5% 67-07N 67-35W

EX96/97-11 Brown Inlet Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 1 500 1 061 3 714 STR +/- 5% 65-29N 67-20W

Ikpit Bay Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 2 000 1 307 4 575 STR +/- 5% 65-21N 67-12W

EX96/97-12 Unnamed River Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 1 000 607 2 125 STR +/- 5% (Tarrionituk Lake) 66-18N 67-48W

51 Table 3A.6 (cont'd): Nunavut Area Experimental Fisheries, 1996/97

Licence Number, Landed Data Data Other Data Waterbody Name Quota Species Gear or Quota Harvest Value ($) Source Quality Available Contact and Location Mesh size (rd kgs)

EX96/97-12 Unnamed River / Lake Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 1 400 1 379 4 827 STR +/- 5% 66-25N 67-20W

Unnamed River Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 1 000 750 2 625 STR +/- 5% (Kumlien Fiord) 65-30N 64-30W

Shilmilik Bay Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 1 000 1 598 5 593 STR +/- 5% (Clearwater Fiord) 66-35N 67-22W

EX96/97-15 Chantry Inlet Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 3 000 NOT FISHED (Northwest Shore) 68-05N 96-00W

EX96/97-16 Unnamed River Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 1 000 NOT FISHED (Kingnait Fiord) 65-58N 64-45W

EX96/97-17 Tasijuarusiq Lake Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 2 000 NOT FISHED 67-26N 81-30W

52 Table 3A.6 (cont'd): Nunavut Area Experimental Fisheries, 1996/97

Licence Number, Landed Data Data Other Data Waterbody Name Quota Species Gear or Quota Harvest Value ($) Source Quality Available Contact and Location Mesh size (rd kgs)

EX96/97-17 Unnamed Lake Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 2 000 NOT FISHED 68-03N 82-10W

EX96/97-18 Unnamed Lake Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 2 000 NOT FISHED 68-20N 82-35W

EX96/97-19 Koluktoo Bay\ Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 6 800 NOT FISHED Area 72-05N 80-30W

EX96/97-20 Bernheimer Bay Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 3 000 NOT FISHED 64-02N 89-06W Trap net

EX96/97-25 (a) Richardson Point Arctic charr (sr) Trolling NOT FISHED 68-20N 96-23W

Inglis Bay Arctic charr (sr) Trolling NOT FISHED 68-35N 93-40W

(a) A quota of 3 000 kg (round weight) shall apply to all waters licensed to be fished.

53 Table 3A.6 (cont'd): Nunavut Area Experimental Fisheries, 1996/97

Licence Number, Waterbody Name Landed Data Data Other Data and Location Quota Species Gear or Quota Harvest Value ($) Source Quality Available Contact Mesh size (rd kgs)

EX96/97-25 (a) Shepherd Bay (Dew Line) Arctic charr (sr) Trolling NOT FISHED 68-47N 92-37W

Rasmussen Basin Arctic charr (sr) Trolling NOT FISHED ( Area) 68-36N 95-45W

Schwatka Bay Arctic charr (sr) Trolling NOT FISHED 68-43N 95-39W

Chantrey Inlet Arctic charr (sr) Trolling NOT FISHED (Pechall Pt., Cape Britianna Area) 68-06N 95-45W

EX96/97-26 Unnamed Lake/River Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 1 400 1 043 3 651 STR +/- 5% (Kangerk Fiord) 66-26N 67-25W

Unnamed Lake/River Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 1 400 NOT FISHED 66-11N 68-57W

EX96/97-27 Brown River/Lake Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 1 000 NOT FISHED 63-57N 94-16W

(a) A quota of 3 000 kg (round weight) shall apply to all waters licensed to be fished. 54 Table 3A.6 (cont'd): Nunavut Area Experimental Fisheries, 1996/97

Licence Number, Waterbody Name Landed Data Data Other Data and Location Quota Species Gear or Quota Harvest Value ($) Source Quality Available Contact Mesh size (rd kgs)

EX96/97-28 Netsilik Lake Lake whitefish 139 mm 1 000 NOT FISHED 69-15N 93-05W

EX96/97-29 Unnamed Lake Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 2 500 145 508 STR +/- 5% 65-17N 64-05W

EX96/97-30 Unnamed Lake Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 2 500 NOT FISHED 65-13N 63-50W

Kipisha Lake Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 2 400 142 497 STR +/- 5% (Kangilo Fiord) 66-33N 67-57W

Unnamed Lake Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 2 000 NOT FISHED (Exaluin Fiord) 65-45N 62-57W

EX96/97-31 Unnamed Bay Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 1 000 NOT FISHED 63-38N 90-31W

55 Table 3A.6 (cont'd): Nunavut Area Experimental Fisheries, 1996/97

Licence Number, Waterbody Name Landed Data Data Other Data and Location Quota Species Gear or Quota Harvest Value ($) Source Quality Available Contact Mesh size (rd kgs)

EX96/97-32 (b) Arctic charr (sr) Weir See commercial fisheries 69-25N 106-17W

Halovik River Arctic charr (sr) Weir See commercial fisheries (30 Mile River) 69-10N 107-04W

Jayco River, Arctic charr (sr) Weir See commercial fisheries Albert Edward Bay 69-34N 103-21W

EX96/97-33 [c] Murchison River Arctic charr (sr) Weir 9 100 3 500 5 250 EDO +/-10% 68-35N 93-30W

EX96/97-34 (d) Ranger Seal Bay Arctic charr (sr) Weir See commercial fisheries 63-45N 91-42W

Robinhood Bay Arctic charr (sr) Weir See commercial fisheries 63-45N 92-02W

(b) All fish caught in the waters listed in this licence and under VO-96/97-24 (items 10, 13, 14) shall be counted against the separate quotas listed therein. (c) All fish caught in the waters listed in this licence and under VO-96/97-24 (item 25) shall be counted against the separate qutoas listed therein. (d) All fish caught in the waters listed in this licence and under VO-96/97-26 (item 63) and VO-96/97-20 (item 65) shall be counted against the separate quotas listed therein.

56 Table 3A.6 (cont'd): Nunavut Area Experimental Fisheries, 1996/97

Licence Number, Waterbody Name Landed Data Data Other Data and Location Quota Species Gear or Quota Harvest Value ($) Source Quality Available Contact Mesh size (rd kgs)

EX96/97-36 Nakyoktok River Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 1 500 NOT FISHED 68-37N 110-52W

Unnamed Lake Arctic charr (ll) 139 mm 1 000 NOT FISHED 68-37N 111-21W Lake trout

Unnamed Lake Lake trout 139 mm 500 NOT FISHED 68-15N 116-40W

Contwoyto Lake Lake trout 139 mm 2 000 NOT FISHED 65-36N 110-39W

Unnamed Lake Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 1 000 NOT FISHED 69-12N 112-55W

Unnamed Lake Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 1 000 NOT FISHED 68-24N 114-20W

Unamed Lake Lake trout 139 mm 1 000 NOT FISHED 68-11N 116-20W

Cox Lake Lake whitefish 139 mm 500 NOT FISHED 67-50N 115-05W

Kugaryuak River Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 1 000 NOT FISHED 67-42N 113-19W

57 Table 3A.6 (cont'd): Nunavut Area Experimental Fisheries, 1996/97

Licence Number, Waterbody Name Landed Data Data Other Data and Location Quota Species Gear or Quota Harvest Value ($) Source Quality Available Contact Mesh size (rd kgs)

EX96/97-38 (e) Ikerasak River (Hall Lake) Arctic charr (sr) Weir See commercial fisheries 68-32N 82-21W

EX96/97-42 Alianakuluk Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 1 000 NOT FISHED 72-24N 76-30W

EX96/97-44 Angajurjualuk Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 1 000 NOT FISHED 71-08N 79-19W

EX96/97-47 Pangnikto Lake Arctic charr (ll) 139 mm 500 318 1 498 HTA +/-10% 69-31N 92-58W Rod and reel Lake trout 139 mm 500 297 981 HTA +/-10% Rod and reel

Krusenstern Lake Arctic charr (ll) 139 mm 500 204 n.d. HTA +/-10% 69-52N 93-00W Rod and reel Lake trout 139 mm 500 227 750 HTA +/-10% Rod and reel

(e) All fish caught in the waters listed in this licence and under VO-96/97-21 (item 19) shall be counted against the separate quotas listed therein.

58 Table 3A.6 (cont'd): Nunavut Area Experimental Fisheries, 1996/97

Licence Number, Waterbody Name Landed Data Data Other Data and Location Quota Species Gear or Quota Harvest Value ($) Source Quality Available Contact Mesh size (rd kgs)

EX96/97-47 Jekyll Lake Arctic charr (ll) 139 mm 500 227 750 HTA +/-10% 69-45N 93-40W Rod and reel Lake trout 139 mm 500 342 1 133 HTA +/-10% Rod and reel

EX96/97-49 Maguse Lake Lake whitefish 139 mm 6 000 NOT FISHED 61-37N 95-10W

EX96/97-50 Unnamed Lake (Iqalualuit) Arctic charr (sr) 139 mm 900 NOT FISHED 63-29N 65-05W

EX96/97-99 Tagioknitak Arctic charr (sr) weir 0 2 685 8 056 EDO +/-5% 69-15N 102-05W

59 Table 3A.7: Nunavut Area Experimental Marine Fisheries, 1996/97

Licence Number, Waterbody Name Landed Data Data Other Data and Location Quota Species Gear or Quota Harvest Value ($) Source Quality Available Contact Mesh size (rd kgs)

EX96/97-01 Hudson Bay - Kelp and Dulse Digby drags 25 000 481 n.d. EFL +/- 0% Area Grapple 62-00N 93-07W Pole harvesting Scuba

EX96/97-02 and Arctic cod Traps or nets 250 Minimal harvest Resolute Passage Basket star Scuba 25 74-41N 94-50W Traps or nets Brittle stars Scuba 25 Traps or nets Cnidarians Scuba 25 Traps or nets Coral Scuba 25 Traps or nets Echinoderms Scuba 25 Traps or nets Greenland cockle Scuba 1 000 Isopods Scuba 25 Traps or nets Mysid shrimp Scuba 25 Traps or nets Polychaete worms Scuba 25 Traps or nets Soft clam Scuba 1 000 Spiny lumpsucker Scuba 25 Traps or nets

60 Table 3A.7 (cont'd): Nunavut Area Experimental Marine Fisheries, 1996/97

Licence Number, Waterbody Name Landed Data Data Other Data and Location Quota Species Gear or Quota Harvest Value ($) Source Quality Available Contact Mesh size (rd kgs)

EX96/97-03 Padloping Island Area Arctic cod 76 mm 1 000 204 450 EDO +/-10% 67-03N 62-45W Jigging 1 000

EX96/97-04 Kingnelling Fiord Arctic cod 76 mm 1 500 91 200 EDO +/-10% 67-27N 64-20W Jigging

EX96/97-07 St. Roch Basin Greeland cod Longline 2 000 NOT FISHED 69-15N 95-00W

EX96/97-08 Hudson Bay - Whale Cove Amphipods Baited pots 5 000 NOT FISHED Phytoplankton 5 000 net

EX96/97-13 -Zone 1 Iceland scallops Digby drags 40 000 11 697 9 542 STR +/-10% 65-40N 66-09W Scallop buckets (75 mm rings)

Cumberland Sound-Zone 2 Iceland scallops Digby drags 40 000 NOT FISHED 65-40N 66-09W Scallop buckets

61 Table 3A.7 (cont'd): Nunavut Area Experimental Marine Fisheries, 1996/97

Licence Number, Waterbody Name Landed Data Data Other Data and Location Quota Species Gear or Quota Harvest Value ($) Source Quality Available Contact Mesh size (rd kgs)

EX96/97-14 Hudson Bay Iceland Scallops Digby Drags 30 000 NOT FISHED (Chesterfield Inlet Area) 63-17N 90-32W

EX96/97-22 (a) Resolution Island Northern shrimp Otter trawls NOT FISHED 61-30N 65-00W Striped pink shrimp

EX96/97-23 (a) Resolution Island Northern shrimp Otter trawls NOT FISHED 61-30N 65-00W Striped pink shrimp

EX96/97-24 (a) Resolution Island Northern shrimp Otter trawls NOT FISHED 61-30N 65-00W Striped pink shrimp

EX96/97-35 (b) Cumberland Sound - Zone 4 Greenland halibut 190 mm 40 000 NOT FISHED (66-53N 63-32W) Longline

(a) The waters in which fishing is permitted are those within 12 nautical miles of Resolution Island. (b) The quota is the aggregate allowed for both waters licensed.

62 Table 3A.7 (cont'd): Nunavut Area Experimental Marine Fisheries, 1996/97

Licence Number, Waterbody Name Landed Data Data Other Data and Location Quota Species Gear or Quota Harvest Value ($) Source Quality Available Contact Mesh size (rd kgs)

EX96/97-35 (b) Davis Strait Greenland halibut 190 mm NOT FISHED (Cape Mercy Area) Longline

EX96/97-39 NAFO Subarea 0 Greenland halibut Otter trawls 710 000 687 600 1333 944 WFL +/- 5%

EX96/97-40 Cumberland Sound Arctic cod Longline 1 000 NOT FISHED (Auniakvik Bay Area) 68-58N 67-15W

Cumberland Sound Arctic cod Longline 1 000 NOT FISHED (Tageojaugusik Area) 65-35N 67-00W

Cumberland Sound Arctic cod Longline 1 000 NOT FISHED (Tagioyah Area) 65-35N 67-34W

Cumberland Sound Arctic cod Longline 1 000 241 181 WFL +/- 5% (Kasiegialiminik Area) 65-52N 68-20W

(b) The quota is the aggregate allowed for both waters licensed.

63 Table 3A.7 (cont'd): Nunavut Area Experimental Marine Fisheries, 1996/97

Licence Number, Waterbody Name Landed Data Data Other Data and Location Quota Species Gear or Quota Harvest Value ($) Source Quality Available Contact Mesh size (rd kgs)

EX96/97-40 Cumberland Sound Arctic cod Longline 1 000 NOT FISHED (McKeand River Area) 65-36N 67-38W

EX96/97-43 Hudson Bay Arctic cod 102 mm 1 000 NOT FISHED (Rankin Inlet Area) Greenland cod 102 mm 1 000 62-45N 92-10W

EX96/97-46 Cumberland Sound Area Greenland halibut Longline 500 000 65 867 117 053 WFL +/- 1% 65-30N 66-30W

EX96/97-48 Lord Mayer Bay Crabs Traps or nets 1 000 NOT FISHED (69-44N 92-00W) Greenland halibut Longline 1 000

S 13 FAR 010A NAFO Division OA, Greenland halibut Otter trawl 32 days 288 919 n.d. WFL +/- 5% Subarea 0 FAROE ISLANDS Vessel: VESTURVON

64 Table 3A.8: Nunavut Area, Commercial Fishing Licence Sales, by Community 1996/97

Resident Non-resident Total Licences Licences Licences Community Sold Fishermen Sold Fishermen Sold Fishermen

Arctic Bay 4 4 0 0 4 4 Arviat 47 31 0 0 47 31 Baker Lake 3 2 0 0 3 2 Broughton 1 1 0 0 1 1 Island Cambridge Bay 19 14 0 0 19 14 Cape Dorset 6 6 0 0 6 6 Chesterfield 17 13 0 0 17 13 Inlet Churchill 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clyde River 16 14 0 0 16 14 Coppermine 3 3 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 3 3 Gjoa Haven 14 14 0 0 14 14 Hall Beach 12 12 0 0 12 12 Igloolik 4 1 0 0 4 1 Iqaluit 5 5 0 0 5 5 Pangnirtung n.d n.d 0 0 n.d n.d 3 2 0 0 3 2 31 22 0 0 31 22 Rankin Inlet 34 25 0 0 34 25 Repulse Bay 5 5 0 0 5 5 Taloyaok (Spence Bay) 22 22 0 0 22 22 Whale Cove 30 20 0 0 30 20

Total 279 219 0 0 279 219

Note: There were no data for Pangnirtung and likely incomplete data for Arctic Bay, Broughton Island, and Igloolik.

65 B. Marine Mammal Harvests

Table 3B.1: Nunavut Area Marine Mammal Harvests, by Region and Species, 1996/97

Region Beluga Narwhal Walrus

High Arctic 28 242 129 South Baffin/ Hudson Strait 109 19 41 West Hudson Bay 257 45 36 Eastern Hudson Bay 30 0 n.d. Kitikmeot 16 7 0

Total 440 313 206

Table 3B.2: Nunavut Area Marine Mammal Harvests, by Community and Species, 1996/97

Years with Region/ Number Data Data Reported Harvest Community Species Landed Source Quality used in FYA

Baffin

High Arctic

Arctic Bay Beluga 1 FO +/- 0% Narwhal 99 TAG n/a Walrus 1 FO +/- 0%

Broughton Beluga 0 FO +/- 0% Island Narwhal 23 TAG n/a Walrus 0 FO n/a

Clyde Beluga 0 FO +/- 0% River Narwhal 10 TAG n/a Walrus 1 FO +/- 0%

. . .continued

66 Table 3B.2 (cont'd): Nunavut Area Marine Mammal Harvests, by Community and Species, 1996/97

Years with Region/ Number Data Data Reported Harvest Community Species Landed Source Quality used in FYA

High Arctic (cont'd)

Cresswell Beluga FO Bay Narwhal TAG see Resolute Walrus FO no historical data

Grise Fiord Beluga 1 FO +/- 0% Narwhal 1 TAG n/a Walrus 8 FO +/- 0%

Hall Beach Beluga 2 FO n/a Narwhal 1 TAG n/a Walrus n.d. FO n/a

Igloolik Beluga 12 FO +/- 0% Narwhal 5 TAG n/a Walrus 117 FO +/-10%

Pond Inlet Beluga 1 FO +/- 2% Narwhal 100 TAG n/a Walrus 0 FO n/a

Resolute Beluga 11 FO +/- 4% Narwhal 3 TAG n/a Walrus 2 FO +/- 1%

South Baffin/Hudson Strait

Cape Dorset Beluga 25 FO +/- 3% Narwhal 0 TAG n/a Walrus 30 FO +/- 2%

Iqaluit Beluga 35 FO +/- 5% Narwhal 0 TAG n/a Walrus 8 FO +/- 2%

. . . continued

67 Table 3B.2 (cont'd): Nunavut Area Marine Mammal Harvests, by Community and Species, 1996/97

Years with Region/ Number Data Data Reported Harvest Community Species Landed Source Quality used in FYA

South Baffin/Hudson Strait

Lake Beluga 8 FO +/- 0% Harbour Narwhal 0 TAG n/a Walrus 1 FO +/- 0%

Pangnirtung Beluga 41 FO +/- 3% Narwhal 19 TAG n/a Walrus 2 FO +/- 0%

West Hudson Bay

Arviat Beluga 100 FO +/-10% Narwhal 0 TAG n/a Walrus 0 FO n/a

Chesterfield Beluga 20 FO +/-10% Inlet Narwhal 0 TAG n/a Walrus 12 FO +/-10%

Churchill Beluga 3 FO +/-10% Narwhal 0 TAG n/a Walrus 0 never harvested

Coral Beluga 31 FO +/-30% Harbour Narwhal 9 TAG n/a Walrus 12 FO +/-10%

Rankin Inlet Beluga 48 FO +/-10% Narwhal 0 TAG n/a Walrus 12 FO +/-50%

. . . continued

68 Table 3B.2 (cont'd): Nunavut Area Marine Mammal Harvests, by Community and Species, 1996/97

Years with Region/ Number Data Data Reported Harvest Community Species Landed Source Quality used in FYA

West Hudson Bay

Repulse Bay Beluga 20 FO +/-10% Narwhal 35 TAG n/a Walrus 0 FO n/a

Whale Cove Beluga 35 FO +/-10% Narwhal 1 TAG n/a Walrus 0 FO +/- 0%

Eastern Hudson Bay

Sanikiluaq Beluga 30 FO +/- 5% Narwhal 0 TAG n/a Walrus n.d. FO n/a

Kitikmeot

Bathurst Beluga 0 FO +/- 0% Inlet Narwhal 0 TAG n/a Walrus 0 FO +/- 0%

Bay Chimo Beluga 0 FO +/- 0% Narwhal 0 TAG n/a Walrus 0 FO +/- 0%

Cambridge Beluga 0 FO +/- 0% Bay Narwhal 0 TAG n/a Walrus 0 FO +/- 0%

Coppermine Beluga 1 FO +/- 0% Narwhal 0 TAG n/a Walrus 0 FO +/- 0%

. . . continued

69 Table 3B.2 (cont'd): Nunavut Area Marine Mammal Harvests, by Community and Species, 1996/97

Years with Region/ Number Data Data Reported Harvest Community Species Landed Source Quality used in FYA

Kitikmeot (cont'd)

Gjoa Haven Beluga 0 FO +/- 0% Narwhal 0 TAG n/a Walrus 0 FO +/- 0%

Pelly Bay Beluga 0 FO +/- 0% Narwhal 7 TAG n/a Walrus 0 FO +/- 0%

Taloyoak Beluga 15 FO +/- 1% Narwhal 0 TAG n/a Walrus 0 FO +/- 0%

70 APPENDIX 1 FINAL PAYMENTS

The Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporations largely by world fish markets as approx- usually makes a final payment to fishermen in imately 80% of the FFMC's sales are November or December following the end of the exports. fiscal year (April 30). The final payments vary from year to year, depending on the marketed The following table shows the final value the FFMC received for each species. The payments made for the species harvested prices at which the FFMC is able to market fish in the Northwest Territories for the past five are set years.

Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation Final Payments by Species and Fiscal year ($ per round equivalent kg)

Species 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

Whitefish Export .097 .097 .097 .024 -- Walleye 1.20 .71 1.273 .959 .082 Lake trout ------Northern Pike .23 -- .018 -- -- Arctic charr ------Inconnu .53 .41 1.325 .476 -- Burbot ------Mullet (Suckers) ------

-- no final payment

71 References

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Department of Fisheries and Oceans. 1991. Annual Summary of Fish Harvesting Activities, Western Canadian Freshwater Fisheries, 1989-1990. Volume 8. Department of Fisheries and Oceans: viii + 67 p.

McGowan, D.K. 1989. Data from test fisheries conducted in the Northwest Territories, 1985- 88. Can. Data Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 756: vi + 121 p.

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Yaremchuk, G.C.B., M.M. Roberge, D.K. McGowan, G.W. Carder, B. Wong, C.J. Read.1989. Commercial harvests of major fish species from the Northwest Territories, 1945 to 1987. Can. Data Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 751: iv + 129 p.

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