Fish - General

Notes: There are numerous fish species that people use, including: Dolly Varden Arctic char, iqaluqpiq (Salvelinus malma) Coney, inconnu, siirgarq (Stenodus leucichthys) Arctic grayling, grayling, suluqpauraaq (Thymallus arcticus) Herring, Arctic cisco, qaaqtaq (Coregonis autumnalis) Herring, Pacific herring, qaluhaq (Clupea harengus) Big-eyed herring, least cisco, iriqpaligaurat (Coregonus sardinella) Pike, jackfish, siuliq (Esox lucius) Loche, burbot, titaalirq (Lota lota) Whitefish, broad whitefish, aanaarlirq (Coregonus nasus) Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) Papik, R., Marschke, M., and Ayles, G. B. (2003). Inuvialuit Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Fisheries in Rivers West of the Mackenzie River in the Canadian Arctic. Fisheries Joint Management Report 2003-4. Available from: http://fishfp.sasktelwebhosting.com/publications/FJMC%20Report%20Series/WSWG_TEK.pdf

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Traditional Use Species