ARCTIC The Fisheries of an Ojibwa Community in Northern Ontario
ABSTRACT. Subsistence fishing provides an important source of food for the remote Ojibwa community of Webequie, located along the Winisk River in northem Ontario. Field observations during the summer of 1988 were combined with a recall survey to estimate catches from October 1987 through September 1...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.598.4461 2023-05-15T14:19:43+02:00 ARCTIC The Fisheries of an Ojibwa Community in Northern Ontario M. Hopper G. Power The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 1991 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.598.4461 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic44-4-267.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.598.4461 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic44-4-267.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic44-4-267.pdf text 1991 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T13:50:39Z ABSTRACT. Subsistence fishing provides an important source of food for the remote Ojibwa community of Webequie, located along the Winisk River in northem Ontario. Field observations during the summer of 1988 were combined with a recall survey to estimate catches from October 1987 through September 1988. Of 133 potential fishermen, 90 were surveyed. The total community harvest was estimated to be 83 810 fish, round weight 108 210 kg. After adjustments, this provided 118 kg round weight/person/year, or 0.21 kg/person/day edible fish for consumption. Lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis), walleye (Stizostedion vifreum), northern pike (Esox Zucius) and suckers (Catostomus commersoni and C. carostomus) were dominant in the catch. Lake sturgeon (Acipenserfruvescens) attracts special fishing effort. Older males (> 40 years old) are the primary fisher-men. Fixed gill nets take 95 % of the harvest, most of which is consumed. Commercial fishing seems to be disappearing. Recreational fishing is a potential source of revenue. Subsistence fishing tends to be overlooked in development and management schemes but is clearly an important activity. Key words: subsistence fishing, Ojibwa, native harvest survey, northern O tario fisheries &SUMk. La pêche de subsistance est une source alimentaire importante pour la communaue isolte d’Ojibwa de Webequie situte le long de la riv-ikre Winisk au nord de l’Ontario. Des observations sur place de l’kt6 1988 furent combinks avec un sondage de rappel pour estimer le nombre de Text Arctic Arctic Northern pike Winisk River Unknown Arctic Winisk ENVELOPE(-85.200,-85.200,55.267,55.267) Winisk River ENVELOPE(-85.083,-85.083,55.283,55.283) |
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ABSTRACT. Subsistence fishing provides an important source of food for the remote Ojibwa community of Webequie, located along the Winisk River in northem Ontario. Field observations during the summer of 1988 were combined with a recall survey to estimate catches from October 1987 through September 1988. Of 133 potential fishermen, 90 were surveyed. The total community harvest was estimated to be 83 810 fish, round weight 108 210 kg. After adjustments, this provided 118 kg round weight/person/year, or 0.21 kg/person/day edible fish for consumption. Lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis), walleye (Stizostedion vifreum), northern pike (Esox Zucius) and suckers (Catostomus commersoni and C. carostomus) were dominant in the catch. Lake sturgeon (Acipenserfruvescens) attracts special fishing effort. Older males (> 40 years old) are the primary fisher-men. Fixed gill nets take 95 % of the harvest, most of which is consumed. Commercial fishing seems to be disappearing. Recreational fishing is a potential source of revenue. Subsistence fishing tends to be overlooked in development and management schemes but is clearly an important activity. Key words: subsistence fishing, Ojibwa, native harvest survey, northern O tario fisheries &SUMk. La pêche de subsistance est une source alimentaire importante pour la communaue isolte d’Ojibwa de Webequie situte le long de la riv-ikre Winisk au nord de l’Ontario. Des observations sur place de l’kt6 1988 furent combinks avec un sondage de rappel pour estimer le nombre de |
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