Exploitation of Arctic fishes / by R. Crawford.: Fs97-4/2002E-PDF

"Fisheries in the Arctic can be divided into three competing types: domestic fisheries for local consumption, commercial fisheries in which the fish are exported to southern markets, and sport fisheries, for resident and non-resident fishermen. Of these fisheries, the domestic fishery takes precedence, giving Inuit and Indian fishermen priority in usage, when fishing for their own needs. The domestic fishery is also the most poorly understood, owing largely to the lack of data describing catch and effort values. The major commercial fisheries of Great Slave Lake, the Mackenzie Delta, Cambridge Bay, the West Coast of Hudson Bay, and eastern Hudson Strait are each discussed in some detail. … The problems of management of these diverse types of fishery are discussed with particular emphasis on the employment of innovative management techniques. … The potential for development of marine fisheries is examined, species by species. While there are certain areas of potential, immediate prospects are capital intensive enterprise, not the low budget, labor intensive efforts which derive most benefit to northern communities. The report concludes with a summary of the principle changes in the domestic, sport and commercial fisheries in the N.W.T. …"--Abstract, page iv.

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