On the Fishery Potential of the Sea Waters of the Canadian North

• Main Author: M. J. Dunbar
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: 1Marine Sciences Centre; McGill University; Montreal; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Canada; Greenland; North Pole; Arctique*; Subarctic; subarctique*
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.542.1912; http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic23-3-150.pdf

ABSTRACT. Fishery potential in the arctic water (water originating in the Arctic Ocean) is negligible. The subarctic, mixed water region is much more productive and supports marine fisheries at present. There is a need for modern methods of processing to meet present market demands. Attention is drawn to the possibilities offered by certain species, such as the Greenland shark, Greenland halibut, capelin, redfish and pink shrimp. The importance of marine climatic change is emphasized. RÉSUMÉ. Sur le potentiel de pêche des eaux marines du Nord canadien. Dans les eaux arctiques (originaires de l’océan Arctique), le potentiel de la pêche est négligeable. Le Subarctique, région d’eaux mixtes, est beaucoup plus productif et alimente déjà des pêcheries maritimes. Pour satisfaire aux demandes du march6 actuel, il y a un h e e n pressant de méthodes modernes &-.traitement du poisson. On attire ici l’attention sur les possibilités qu’offrent certaines espèces, comme le requin du Groënland, le flétan du Groënland, le capelan, le sébaste et la crevette. On insiste sur l’importance des changements du climat marin. DEFINITIONS ln this paper, the “sea waters of the Canadian North ” are defined as the waters north of the Canadian continental limits (the outer northern limits of the Arctic Islands), within the sector subtended by the western and eastern limits of northern Canada at the North Pole; the waters between the Canadian Arctic Islands