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Assessment of Dolly Varden from the Rat River, Northwest Territories 2009–2014 .: Fs70-6/2016-058E-PDF

"Situated in the Gwich’in settlement Area (GSA), the Rat River is inhabited by anadromous Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma malma) that are harvested by both Gwich’in and Inuvialuit beneficiaries. The harvest of Dolly Varden from the Rat River occurs during the summer at feeding areas along the coast (by the Inuvialuit) and during upstream migration in the Mackenzie Delta (by both Gwich’in and Inuvialuit). Dolly Varden stocks are co-managed under an Integrated Fisheries Management Plan (IFMP) whose signatories include Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Gwich'in Renewable Resources Board, Fisheries Joint Management Committee, and Parks Canada Agency. The Rat River Working Group, the co-management body that makes recommendations for harvest levels for Dolly Varden stocks in the GSA, has supported research activities that facilitate implementation of the IFMP, including studies to monitor harvest levels and assess population status. Population studies (e.g., abundance estimates, biological and genetic sampling) and coastal harvest monitoring activities allow for a comprehensive assessment of this stock. Data from research conducted on the Rat River (1995–2014) and along the Beaufort Sea coast (2011–2014) were used to assess the population. The science advice will be used to inform co-management partners on the status of Dolly Varden from the Rat River and the current estimated level of harvest"--Context, p. [1].

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
  • Canada. Ecosystems and Oceans Science.
  • Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat.
TitleAssessment of Dolly Varden from the Rat River, Northwest Territories 2009–2014 .
Variant title
  • Rat River Dolly Varden assessment
Series title
  • Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat science advisory report, 1919-5087 ; 2016/058, Central and Arctic Region
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: Évaluation du Dolly Varden de la rivière Rat, au dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest 2010–2014.
  • Caption title.
  • "January 2017."
  • "This report is available from the: Centre for Science Advice (CSA), Central and Arctic Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada"--p. 18.
  • The publication file in PDF format has been replaced on 24 September 2025 as requested by Fisheries and Oceans.
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, c2017.
Description19 p. : ill. (some in col.), col. map
Catalogue number
  • Fs70-6/2016-058E-PDF
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