The Fisheries of an Ojibwa Community in Northern Ontario
Subsistence fishing provides an important source of food for the remote Ojibwa community of Webequie, located along the Winisk River in northern Ontario. Field observations during the summer of 1988 were combined with a recall survey to estimate catches from October 1987 through September 1988. Of 1...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64603 2023-05-15T14:19:12+02:00 The Fisheries of an Ojibwa Community in Northern Ontario Hopper, M. Power, G. 1991-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64603 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64603/48517 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64603 ARCTIC; Vol. 44 No. 4 (1991): December: 267–373; 267-274 1923-1245 0004-0843 Animal mortality Animal population Costs Fishing Food Fishes Ojibwa Indians Subsistence Suckers Walleye Sturgeon Ontario Northern Webequie info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1991 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:48Z Subsistence fishing provides an important source of food for the remote Ojibwa community of Webequie, located along the Winisk River in northern 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 vitreum), northern pike (Esox lucius) and suckers (Catostomus commersoni and C. catostomus) were dominant in the catch. Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fluvescens) attracts special fishing effort. Older males (>40 years old) are the primary fishermen. 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 Ontario fisheries Mots clés: pêche de subsistance, Ojibwa, relevés des prises effectuées par les aborigines, les pêches du nord de l’Ontario Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Winisk River University of Calgary Journal Hosting Winisk ENVELOPE(-85.200,-85.200,55.267,55.267) Winisk River ENVELOPE(-85.083,-85.083,55.283,55.283) ARCTIC 44 4 |
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Subsistence fishing provides an important source of food for the remote Ojibwa community of Webequie, located along the Winisk River in northern 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 vitreum), northern pike (Esox lucius) and suckers (Catostomus commersoni and C. catostomus) were dominant in the catch. Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fluvescens) attracts special fishing effort. Older males (>40 years old) are the primary fishermen. 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 Ontario fisheries Mots clés: pêche de subsistance, Ojibwa, relevés des prises effectuées par les aborigines, les pêches du nord de l’Ontario |
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The Fisheries of an Ojibwa Community in Northern Ontario |
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The Fisheries of an Ojibwa Community in Northern Ontario |
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The Fisheries of an Ojibwa Community in Northern Ontario |
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The Fisheries of an Ojibwa Community in Northern Ontario |
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The Fisheries of an Ojibwa Community in Northern Ontario |
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