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Qikiqtarjuaq Community Fisheries Development in a Changing Environment

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• Time is right for

fisheries

• Northern challenges
• Qikiqtarjuaq Pilot

Project

• Looking forward

Agenda

• Food Insecurity
• High Costs
• Health Problems
• Remote Locations
• Increased Access
• Increased

Development

Northern Challenges

Government Support

• Joint Arctic Leaders’ Statement
• Shared Arctic Leadership
• DFO Support
• INAC split – Indigenous Services and

Indigenous-Crown Relations

• Nunavut Government

– Nunavut Fishery Strategy 2016-2020 – Nunavut Food Security Strategy and Action Plan

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International Support

Joint Arctic Leaders Statement – December 20th, 2016

• Science Based Fisheries Management

– Conserving Arctic biodiversity – Prevent UUI fishing – Incorporating Indigenous science and traditional knowledge (IQ) into decision- making – Building a sustainable Arctic economies – Benefit Arctic communities

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Federal Support

Mary Simon – March 2017

• 1. Partnership with Inuit
• 2. Cross government action

a) Inter-departmental, inter-agency

• 3. Close infrastructure gap
• 4. Education and training are the

foundation Federal Reviews (FA, NPA, NEB, CEAA)

• Co-management with Aboriginal

peoples for protection and harvesting

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Departmental Support

• DFO is committed to supporting the

development of exploratory and commercial fisheries

• DFO needs data on fish populations to make

decisions

• The more organized a community is the more

support that DFO can offer

– Scientific Fisheries – Exploratory Fisheries – Quota for inshore fisheries

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• Northeast Baffin

Island

• Baffin Bay/Davis

Straight

• Broughton Island
• 520 people
• Tourism, fishing,

whaling, clothing industries

Qikiqtarjuaq

• Increasing

population

• Outmigration
• Lack of economic
• pportunity
• Isolated
• High food costs
• Infrastructure

needs

Qikiqtarjuaq

Community Fisheries

Opportunities

• Local desire for development
• Underdeveloped fisheries
• Char, halibut, shrimp, whelk,

scallop, arctic cod

• Underutilized quota

Challenges

• Poor fisheries data capture
• Regulatory hurdles for fisheries

development

• Capacity problems
• Equipment, freezer, cut-room,

technologies, coordination

• Lack of markets

Potential of Community Fisheries

• Sustainable

fisheries development

• Improved data

collection

• Opportunity for

employment

• Improved food

security

New Community Fisheries – What Will Make it Possible to Get Going

• Good information about local fish

from elders/fishers (data on how many fish/where they are)

• Help from DFO on rules and

regulations for fisheries development

• Advice on acquiring the basic

equipment for a larger scale fishing operation : freezer, cut- room, a computer

• Guidance from HTAs and DFO on

co-ordination and co-management

• Scientifically valid methods and

support for community based fishery monitoring and research

• Putting a plan in place- local

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Potential of Collaboration

• Promising partnerships are

beginning to form between community, government and

• ther organizations
• Opportunity for sharing of

knowledge

• Elder to youth
• Community to government
• Government to community
• Community to community
• Leadership and connection

with other northern communities

Milestones

• HTA fisheries committee
• Partnership with DFO

– Joint letter between DFO and HTA – Statement of shared goals – Funding for Fisheries Liaison

• Joint letter between SVS and

HTA – plans to collaborate

• Letter to UNFAO – seeking

support

• Nunavut Health Class 1 budget.
• Territorial inspection (Aug 30)

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• Complete the inspection requirements
• Get a CFIA approved Freezer
• Complete CFIA inspection
• Build internal capacity for fisheries

Cooperative

• Learn from successful Aboriginal

fisheries (e.g. Cape Breton)

• Funding - CanNor, DFO, WWF, FAO
• Find more markets
• Develop value added products
• Fisheries Master Plan

Next Steps

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