Pighead prickleback COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 16

Authorities Consulted

Most of the fisheries literature used for this report was kindly provided by Raymond Ratynski who had first-hand experience with Acantholumpenus in the Tuktoyaktuk area and now serves as Species at Risk Coordinator, Central & Arctic Region, Freshwater Institute, Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Doug Chperzak, Head, BSIMPI Secretariat, Oceans Program in Yellowknife, provided valuable comment on Liverpool Bay and Tuktoyaktuk samples. Glen Hopky of Department of Fisheries and Oceans quickly responded to email requests regarding the lack of Acantholumpenus records from the bottom of the Beaufort Sea. Robert Bell was contacted regarding Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge through the NWT Wildlife Management Board. D.J. Macdonald of the Institute of Ocean Sciences, Sidney, BC, contributed numerous articles on the physical, inshore oceanic environment off the Mackenzie River Delta. Peter Millman, Environmental Planner for the Devon Corporation, responded to questions regarding possible pighead pricklebacks taken during environmental surveys of the Devon Corporation.

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