00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.863980 CaOODSP 20221107161422 cr ||||||||||| 181031s2018 mbcbd #ob f000 0 eng d 9780660283388 CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn--- Fs97-4/3163E-PDF Ecological overview summary for the Peel Sound ecologically and biologically significant area (EBSA) [electronic resource] / by Karen M. Dunmall ... [et al.]. Winnipeg, MB : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2018. vii, 79 p. : maps, graphs Canadian manuscript report of fisheries and aquatic sciences, 1488-5387 ; 3163 Includes bibliographical references. "In 2011, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) identified Peel Sound as an Ecologically and Biologically Significant Area (Peel Sound EBSA) based on Narwhal use and, to a lesser extent, Beluga use. The EBSA provides valuable aggregation, rearing and (inferred) foraging habitat for the Somerset Island summering stock of the Baffin Bay Narwhal population and meets both the aggregation and fitness consequences criteria required by DFO for EBSA designation. The area is also utilized by a portion of the Eastern High Arctic-Baffin Bay Beluga population in summer. Although the Peel Sound EBSA is not well studied, this report includes a summary of available information, and identifies key habitat areas and knowledge gaps to provide an Ecosystem Overview for Peel Sound and surrounding area"--Abstract, p. vii. Includes pref. material and abstract in French. gccst Aquatic animals gccst Environmental management gccst Ecosystems Dunmall, Karen. Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Canadian manuscript report of fisheries and aquatic sciences, 1488-5387 ; 3163. (CaOODSP)9.505211 PDF 2.81 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/mpo-dfo/Fs97-4-3163-eng.pdf