Summer Movements of Radio-tagged Arctic Charr (Salvelinus alpinus) in Lake Hazen, Nunavut, Canada

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Babaluk, John A., Wissink, H. Renee, Troke, Barry G., Clark, Douglas A., Johnson, James D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2001
• Subjects: anadromy; arctic charr; Ellesmere Island; life history; migrations; Quttinirpaaq National Park; radio-tagging; Salvelinus alpinus; anadrome; omble chevalier; île d’Ellesmere; évolution biologique; parc national Quttinirpaaq; pose de radio-émetteurs; Arctic; Canada; Chevalier; Lake Hazen; Nunavut; Ruggles River; Arctic charr; Omble chevalier
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63855

Radiotelemetry was used to determine whether Lake Hazen arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) were anadromous and to determine movements of the charr within the lake. In 1995 and 1996, 62 and 55 charr, respectively, were captured, radio-tagged, and released back into the lake. A fixed data acquisition s...