Efforts to ensure fish stocks stay strong and healthy around Rankin Inlet have continued in earnest this summer, although they have hit a few lumps along the way.

Aquatic science biologist Connor Faulkner has been employed by Fisheries and Oceans throughout the summer. He said he and his colleagues arrived in Rankin Inlet at the beginning of August and were scheduled to wrap up their activities on Aug. 25.

Faulkner said the majority of the group's work surrounded the turning over of their acoustic telemetry array, currently consisting of 39 receivers.

He said the majority of the receivers are in a marine environment, but they do have two in fresh water to help with their fish-tracking project.

"We're adding five new receivers so that, by the end of the year, we'll have a total of 44 re

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