Saqvaqjuac

Saqvaqjuac was a 465 m2 Arctic research camp located on the north side of Chesterfield Inlet, Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada, 35 km north-northwest of the hamlet of Chesterfield Inlet.[1] It was opened in 1977, operated every year until 1982, and last used in 1988. Research subjects included whole-lake methane addition,[2] phosphorus and nitrogen eutrophication experiments,[3] and long-range atmospheric transport.[4] The project was operated by the Freshwater Institute, part of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Early January 1978, cutting hole through first year lake ice for methane addition apparatus.
July 1st, 1978 - marking fish for recapture study, Saqvaqjuac. 314 lake trout marked that day in 7-hectare Spring Lake.

References
  1. http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2013/mpo-dfo/Fs97-13-273-eng.pdf
  2. Welch, H. E. (1980). "Methane addition to an arctic lake in winter". Limnology and Oceanography. 25 (1): 100–113. Bibcode:1980LimOc..25..100W. doi:10.4319/lo.1980.25.1.0100.
  3. Welch, Harold E. (1985). "Introduction to Limnological Research at Saqvaqjuac, Northern Hudson Bay". Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 42 (3): 494–505. doi:10.1139/f85-067.
  4. Welch, Harold E. (1991). "Brown snow: a long-range transport event in the Canadian Arctic". Environmental Science & Technology. 25 (2): 280–286. Bibcode:1991EnST...25..280W. doi:10.1021/es00014a010.
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