080121-08MN006-Sabina Hackett River Project Proposal ... - NIRB

Table of Contents6.2.4 Birds ............................................................................................................. 6–376.2.4.1 Terrestrial Breeding Birds............................................................ 6–376.2.4.2 Waterfowl..................................................................................... 6–376.2.5 Freshwater Aquatic Life ................................................................................. 6–36.2.5.1 Lake Phytoplankton........................................................................ 6–36.2.5.2 Stream Periphyton.......................................................................... 6–46.2.5.3 Lake Zooplankton .......................................................................... 6–56.2.5.4 Lake Benthic Invertebrates............................................................. 6–56.2.5.5 Stream Benthic Invertebrates ......................................................... 6–66.2.6 Freshwater Fisheries....................................................................................... 6–76.2.6.1 Overview ........................................................................................ 6–76.2.6.2 Lake Trout...................................................................................... 6–76.2.6.3 Arctic Grayling............................................................................... 6–96.2.6.4 Whitefish ...................................................................................... 6–106.2.6.5 Arctic Char ................................................................................... 6–116.2.7 Marine Aquatic Life ..................................................................................... 6–116.2.7.1 Marine Phytoplankton.................................................................. 6–116.2.7.2 Marine Zooplankton..................................................................... 6–126.2.7.3 Marine Benthic Invertebrates ....................................................... 6–126.2.8 Marine Fisheries ........................................................................................... 6–126.2.8.1 Marine Fish Community .............................................................. 6–136.2.8.2 Marine Fish Habitat...................................................................... 6–136.2.9 Marine Wildlife ............................................................................................ 6–156.2.10 Species of Concern ....................................................................................... 6–166.2.10.1 Mammals of Concern................................................................... 6–186.2.10.2 Birds of Concern .......................................................................... 6–196.2.10.3 Marine Mammals and Marine Birds ............................................ 6–226.2.10.4 Fish............................................................................................... 6–246.2.11 Other Potential Biological VECs.................................................................. 6–246.3 Socio-Economic Environment...................................................................................... 6–246.3.1 Proximity to Communities............................................................................ 6–246.3.2 Archaeology and Culturally-Significant Sites.............................................. 6–256.3.3 Palaeontological Component of Surface and Bedrock Geology .................. 6–256.3.4 Land and Resource Use ................................................................................ 6–276.3.4.1 Land Management........................................................................ 6–276.3.4.2 Subsistence Harvest Activities ..................................................... 6–296.3.4.3 Non-Traditional Land Use ........................................................... 6–316.3.5 Local and Regional Traffic Patterns............................................................. 6–336.3.6 Community Profile Summaries .................................................................... 6–336.3.6.1 Kitikmeot Region ......................................................................... 6–336.3.6.2 Bathurst Inlet (Kingaok)............................................................... 6–346.3.6.3 Omingmaktok............................................................................... 6–356.3.6.4 Cambridge Bay............................................................................. 6–366.3.6.5 Kugluktuk..................................................................................... 6–366.3.6.6 Gjoa Haven................................................................................... 6–376.3.6.7 Taloyoak....................................................................................... 6–386.3.6.8 Kugaaruk ...................................................................................... 6–396.3.7 Human Health............................................................................................... 6–396.3.8 Other Potential Socio-Economic VSECs ..................................................... 6–40January 2008 Hackett River Project – Project Proposal Sabina Silver CorporationReport Version B.1 - xi - Rescan Environmental Services Ltd. 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