Nunavut Wildlife Research Trust 2023 Annual Report

ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᑦ

2023-ᒥ

NWRT Annual Report

2023

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About NWRT ᑭᓇᒃᑰᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ

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By the Numbers ᓈᓴᐅᓯᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ

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Projects ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᑦ

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Trustees ᐸᐸᑦᑎᔨᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ

About NWRT

The Nunavut Wildlife Research Trust (NWRT or Trust), which is administered by the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board (NWMB) provides funding for government departments to carry out wildlife research in Nunavut that addresses the priorities of the NWMB and Inuit. The Trust provides an annual allocation to address wildlife research priorities established by NWMB and identified through regional wildlife priority workshops in the three regions of Nunavut.

Research is necessary to ensure that wildlife resources are harvested in a knowledgeable and sustainable way so that Nunavummiut can continue the harvesting that is so essential to their way of life. The NWMB has a lead role to play in this area and is committed to making wildlife research responsive to the needs and concerns of the people of Nunavut.

Each year in December, the Trustees of the NWRT determine the amount of funding that will be available in each funding period based on the performance of the Trust.

The NWRT responsibly manages the Trust to ensure that the funds continue to grow and are available for wildlife research over the long term.

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ᑭᓇᒃᑰᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᔩᑦ (ᐸᐸᑦᑎᔨᒃᑯᑦ), ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᕙᒃᐳᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓄᑦ (ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ) ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᓴᓂᒃᓯᕙᖕᒪᑕ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᒐᓴᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᖁᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐃᓄᖕᓄᓪᓗ. ᐸᐸᑦᑎᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓲᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᓯᐊᖅᑖᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ, ᒪᓕᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᖁᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᖃᑕᕆᐊᖃᓱᖑᖕᒪᑕ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᑐᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑕᐅᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑏᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒍᓐᓇᖃᑕᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ, ᐊᑑᑎᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᓯᕆᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᖃᖅᓱᑎᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᓘᑎᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒪᖅ ᑕᒫᓂ ᑎᓯᐱᕆᒥ, ᐸᐸᑦᑎᔨᒃᑯᑦe ᑐᑭᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᑎᒋ ᑮᓈᐅᔭᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖓᑕ ᐊᑐᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᓴᓂᒃᑕᐅᕝᕕᐅᕙᒃᑐ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᓚᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᔨᒃᑯᑦ. ᐸᐸᑦᑎᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᒪᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᓱᑎᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᑐᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᐊᕐᒥᖕᒪᑕ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᑦ, ᐊᑯᓂᐊᓂᖅᑐᖅᒥ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥ.

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By the Numbers ᓈᓴᐅᓯᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ 4 projects in the Kitikmeot Region 4 ᓯᑕᒪᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᕿᑎᖅᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ

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Projects ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᑦ

4 projects in the Kivalliq Region

4 ᓯᑕᒪᐃᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᐅᑉ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ

Percentage of funds given to each institution

45% Total $975, 150

5%

50%

8 projects in the Qikitani Region

8 ᐱᖓᓲᔪᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ

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ᓴᕿᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᓕᕈᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᖁᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖅᐸᓯᖕᒥ ᐅᒥᖕᒪᖕᓕ ᑐᒃᑐᓂᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᓗ ᑯᑭᓕᖕᓂ

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ᐊᒥᓕᐊ ᕋᐴᑐ−ᑦᓴᐅᕋᓐ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᐃᑦ

ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᓂᖓ ᐃᓱᒪᓘᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᓴᕿᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓕᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ. ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᕙᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᖁᐱᕐᕈᐃᑦ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑐᑦ ᐹᒃᑎᐅᕆᔭᒃᓴᔭᓂᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᐅᒥᖕᒪᖕᓄᑦ ᑐᖁᕋᕈᑕᐅᖃᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒫᓐᓇᓴᖑᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ, ᕿᑐᖓᐅᕈᓐᓇᐃᓕᔾᔪᑕᐅᖃᑕᓕᖅᓱᑎᒃ ᐅᒥᖕᒪᖕᓄᑦ ᑯᑭᒃᐸᐅᔭᓕᖕᓄᓪ ᐆᒪᔪᓂ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᓕᖃᖓᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔫᖕᓂ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᖃᖓᑕᓱᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ (ᐅᒥᖕᒪᐃᑦ ᓄᓈᑦ)ᓇᐹᖅᑐᓕ ᖕᒥ ᕿᑭᑕᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᔭᐅᒋᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖁᐱᕐᕈᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐹᒃᑎᐅᕆᔭᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᑐᖁᕋᕈᑕᐅᓕᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᖃᐅᔨᓴᑦᑏᑦ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐃᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᖁᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᕕᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᓇᖏᓐᓂᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᖁᑉᐱᕐᕈᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐸᒃᑎᐅᕆᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒍᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᓱᑎᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ−ᑐᖁᖓᓕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑕ. ᑐᒡᓕᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑐᖓᕕᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖃᑕᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᑕᖃᕋᓱᒋᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓐᓂᐊᓕᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᓗᓐᓃᑦ ᑎᒥᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᕙᓃᓪᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᑎᒥᐊᒍᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases in High Arctic Ungulates

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Amélie Roberto-Charron Government of Nunavut

The changing climate has increased concerns about emerging diseases in the Arctic. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, a bacterium, has been responsible for multiple muskox mortality events in Nunavut in recent years, and it can also cause infertility in ungulates. This project consists of two parts. The first part involves conducting aerial surveys of Ellesmere and Axel Heiberg Islands to detect the potential range of the

Erysiopelothix outbreak. The researchers will collect carcass and fecal samples to test for the bacteria, and deploy trail cameras to survey wildlife-carcass interactions. In the second part of the project, a community-based wildlife health surveillance program will be established so that community members may report on suspicious and infected animals and run on-site diagnostic testing.

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ᓄᓇᒥ ᓄᕐᕆᕕᖕᓂ ᓄᕐᕆᔭᐃᑦ ᐊᒥᔅᓲᓂᖏᑦ ᑎᑉᔭᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖅᐱᐊᓂ ᓇᐹᖅᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂᕐᒥ ᖃᓂᒋᔮᓂ ᐊᕼᐃᐊᑉ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ

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ᒥᑦᓱᓪ ᑳᒻᐳᓪ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᐃᑦ

ᒫᓐᓇᓵᖑᓯᒪᔪᖅ, ᑐᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᑎᑉᔭᓕᐅᑉ ᑐᒃᑐᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᑕᐃᒪᖓᑦ ᓄᕐᕆᕕᒋᕙᒃᑕᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᕗᖓᖅᓱᑎᒃ ᐊᕼᐃᐊᑉ ᓄᓇᖓᑕ ᖃᓂᒋᔮᓄ ᓄᕐᕆᕕᒋᓕᖅᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑐᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ 5% ᐳᓴᓐᑎᖏᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᔅᓲᔪᓐᓃᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᔅᓲᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᖃᑕᓯᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᓱᑎᒃ ᑕᐅᕙᖓᑦ 2011-ᒥᒃ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᒍ 2018−ᒧᑦ. ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᓱᓕ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᓲᖅ ᓅᓯᒪᓕᕐᒪᖔᑕ, ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᓇᓱᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᖏᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᕐᕆᕕᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᕈᖅᓯᐊᕆᔭᐅᔪᒪᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒥᔅᓲᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᒃᑲᓂᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑎᑉᔭᓕᐅᑉ ᑐᒃᑐᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᑮᕕᒋᕙᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᑎᕐᕕᒋᕙᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂᓗ ᓇᐹᖅᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂᕐᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖃᑕᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒃᑯᖃᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ.

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A Calving Ground Abundance Survey of the Beverly Subpopulation of Mainland Migratory Barren-Ground Caribou in the Vicinity of the Queen Maud Gulf, Nunavut

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Mitch Campbell Government of Nunavut

In recent history, the Beverly caribou herd shifted their traditional calving grounds from around Beverly Lake to the Queen Maud Gulf area. Since the location change, surveys have shown that the herd experienced about a 5% annual decrease in population abundance between 2011 and 2018. The mechanisms surrounding the shift in calving areas and observed decline in abundance are currently unknown, as are the effects this shift may have had on the health and productivity of the herd. This project aims to develop abundance and herd composition estimates for the Beverly subpopulation of taiga wintering migratory barren-ground caribou using aerial surveys.

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ᑕᒫᓂ ᒪᐃ 2023-ᒥ ᓴᓪᓕᐅᑉ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᐊᓂ ᑐᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃᒧ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖅ

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ᒥᑦᓱᓪ ᑳᒻᐳᓪ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᐃᑦ

ᓴᓪᓕᐅᑉ ᑐᒃᑐᖏᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᕈᑎᖃᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᓂᓂᒃ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓕᕈᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᕐᓂᖏᑦ, ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑕᐅᖃᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᖓᑕᓃᖃᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒥᐊᒃᑯᔭᐅᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᖏᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᐃᑦ. ᑕᒫᓂ ᑐᒃᑐᖏᑦ ᐊᒥᔅᓲᔪᓐᓃᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᒪᓐᓇᓵᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᒐᒥᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ 2017ᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᖏᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᖕᒥᓲᑰᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᕕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᔅᓯᐅᕙᖕᓂᖏᑦ, ᓇᓃᖃᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓈᓴᖅᑕᐅᒋᐊᕈᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ.

May 2023 Southampton Island Caribou Abundance Survey

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Mitch Campbell Government of Nunavut

The caribou herd on Southampton Island has faced many challenges in the past, including a disease outbreak, emigration events, and a subsistence harvest believed to be above the calculated maximum sustainable yield of the population. The herd has faced significant population declines, including during the most recent 2017 survey. This project will conduct an aerial survey to provide updated population and density estimates.

ᐊᒥᔅᓲᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᓚᐅᑖᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᐃᓗᐃᓕᕐᒥ ᕿᑎᖅᒥᐅᓂᓗ ᑭᓪᓕᓂᕐᒥ - ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᒃᑯᑦ 2023-ᒥ

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ᓖᓴ−ᒧᕇ ᓚᒃᓘᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᐃᑦ

ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓗᐃᓪᓕᕐᒥᓗ ᑭᓪᓕᓂᕐᒥᓗ ᑐᒃᑐᖏᑦ ᐊᒥᔅᓲᔪᓐᓃᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᓵᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕋᒎᓕᖅᑐᓂ, ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᖔᕈᒪᓂᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᓗᑎᒃ 'ᓄᖑᐸᓪᓕᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ' ᑕᐃᔭᐃᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᐃᑰᓇ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᐊᒥᔅᓲᖏᓗᐊᓕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᓂᒃ. ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᓕᒻᒪᕆᐅᕗᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᕙᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᐅᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᑐᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᕈᖅᓰᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᒫᓐᓇᓵᖅ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ 2020−ᒥ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᖕᒥᔫᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᖏᑦ ᓇᓚᐅᑕᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᖏᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᑕᒃᑯᐊ.

Abundance Estimate for the Dolphin and Union Caribou Herd - Fall 2023

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Lisa-Marie Leclerc Government of Nunavut

The Dolphin-Union caribou herd has declined to concerning levels in recent years and is being considered for uplisting to ‘endangered’ status under the Species at Risk Act. Close population monitoring is needed to ensure management practices are successful in promoting herd recovery. The most recent population survey was conducted in 2020. This project will conduct an aerial survey to estimate the herd’s abundance and monitor trends in abundance for the herd.

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ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᒃᑯᓯᒃᓴᓕᖕᒥ ᑐᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ 2023-ᒥ

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ᔾᔮᓐ ᕆᖕᕉᔅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᐃᑦ

ᒫᓐᓇᓵᖑᓯᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᓪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑐᖃᖏᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᖕᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᔮᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᑕᒪᐃᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᕈᕆᐊᖅᑕᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕿᐅᒪᕙᒌᖅᓱᑎᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᕈᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ ᑕᒪᓂᑲᓐᓂᖅ 50−ᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᓂᑐᒃ ᐊᑐᓂᐊᓕᕐᒥᔪᓂ 8−ᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᕐᕋᒍᒃᓴᓂᒃ. ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᑭᖑᓪᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐊᒥᓲᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᖕᒥ ᑐᒃᑐᖏᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ 2014-ᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ, ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᕈᖅᐸᓕᐊᓂᖏᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᑐᑦᑎᐊᕈᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐊᒥᓱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᖃᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᐅᕙᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ ᓂᒋᖅᐸᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᐅᒋᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᓇᓃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦ, ᐊᒥᓲᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᒧᖓᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᖃᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦ.

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Baffin and Wager Bay Caribou Health Monitoring 2023

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John Ringrose Government of Nunavut

This project aims to monitor Baffin Island and Wager Bay caribou health, through a hunter-based sample collection program. The project will assess the overall health and demographics of the herds, monitor for diseases and parasites, increase the effectiveness of harvest reporting, and collaborate with University of Calgary researchers to study disease prevalence in barren-ground caribou. This project has been funded by the NWRT in the past.

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ᐊᒃᖤᐃᑦ ᓇᓄᐃᑦ ᑎᒥᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐲᖅᓯᕕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᖑᔭᐅᑲᐃᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ-ᓴᒃᑯᑕᐅᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᒐᒃᓴᐃᔭᕐᕕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᕿᑎᖅᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ

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ᒪᓕᒃ ᐊᕙᓐ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ

ᒫᓐᓇᓵᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒃ ᑐᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᓈᓴᖅᑕᐅᒋᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᕿᑎᖅᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒥᔅᓲᓂᖅᓵᓘᕙᓕᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒃᖤᐊᐃᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᕙᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᓄᕐᕆᕕᒋᕙᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᑕᕈᕆᐊᖅᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐊᒥᔅᓲᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒃᖤᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔾᔪᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᖓᑕ ᓇᐸᖅᑐᖃᖏᑦᑐᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᐱᓗᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᒃᑎᒃᓯᕕᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᒧᓯᕕᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓇᓂ ᓄᕐᕆᕕᐅᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᕐᕆᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓇᔪᒐᕆᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᕙᓂ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᑉ-ᑲᓇᖕᓇᖓᓂ ᑐᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᖓᐅᒻᒥ ᑐᒃᑐᖏᓂ, ᐲᖅᓯᕕᐅᔪᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑎᒥᖓᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓃᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᓂᒌᒃᑑᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒥᔅᓲᓂᖏᓐᓂᓗ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᓇᐹᖅᑐᖃᖏᑦᑐᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᖏᑦ.

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Grizzly Bear DNA Mark-Recapture Sampling in the Bathurst Inlet Area, Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut

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Malik Awan Government of Nunavut

Recent caribou calving ground surveys in the Kitikmeot region have reported a high number of grizzly bear sightings on the calving grounds. This project aims to update the abundance estimate for grizzly bear and better understand their potential impact on barren-ground caribou populations. Study methods include deploying hair snag stations across the calving and post-calving grounds of the Bluenose East and Bathurst caribou herds to collect bear DNA samples and further conduct analysis by Spatially Explicit Capture-Recapture methods to estimate density and abundance. This project has been funded by the NWRT in the past.

ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᓄᑦ-ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᐃᕕᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᖏᓐᓂ ᓇᓂᓗ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ

Community-Based Research on Walrus Distribution and Stock Structure

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ᑯᐊᕆ ᒫᑎᐅᔅ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔨᓪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ

ᐊᒥᔅᓲᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓃᓐᓂᖏᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖅᐸᓯᐅᑉ ᕿᑎᒻᒥᐊᕆᓂ ᐊᐃᕕᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᓃᓐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᕙᖕᒪᑕ. ᑖᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᔭᐅᔪᒪᔪᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᐃᕖᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓃᑉᐸᖕᓂᖏᑦ, ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᓕᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᓇᒧᖓᐅᖃᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐃᕕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᑎᒥᖓᓂᖓᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓇᑭᖓᕐᓂᑯᖕᒪᖓᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᒥᐊᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓚᒌᒃᐸᖕᒪᖔᑕ. ᑖᒃᑯᓇᓂᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ, ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᓪᓗ-ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᐃᕝᕙᖕᓂᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᖏᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᓴᓂᒃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ.

Cory Matthews Fisheries and Oceans

The current population and stock designations of the Central Arctic walrus population are contested. This project aspires to determine whether current population and stock designations are appropriate by deploying satellite tags for movement analysis and collecting tissues for trace elements and genetics analysis.

The program also aims to build science capacity in the North through the training of research assistants and community-based monitoring personnel in walrus-harvesting communities. This project has been funded by the NWRT in the past.

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ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᐳᐃᔨᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ 2023-ᒥ

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ᑯᐊᑦᓂ ᐅᐋᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔨᓪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ

ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᓚᐅᑖᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᖕᒥ ᓴᓂᕈᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᒫᓂ ᑐᒑᓖᑦ, ᑕᐅᕙᓂᓗ ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᑉ ᑲᖏᖅᑐᐊᓗᐊᓂ ᕿᓇᓗᒐᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ/ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐅᕙᓂᑲᓇᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ−ᐊᑯᑭᑐᐃᓪᓗ ᐱᖓᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᕕᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᓲᖑᓂᖏᑦ. ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᒐᓖᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦᑕᐅᓐᓄᑎᒃ ᑕᒫᓂ 2013−ᒥ. ᒫᓐᓇᓵᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᒑᓖᑦ ᓅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᖓᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᔪᖅᐸᒃᑕᑐᖃᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓱᓕ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥ ᑕᒪᓂ. ᐊᕐᕖᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒥᒃᑕᐅᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ 2013-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐸᕐᓂᖅᑑᑉ ᑲᖏᖅᑐᐊᓗᐊᓂ ᕿᓇᓗᒐᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᕋᑖᕐᓚᐅᖅᑐᓪᓕ ᑕᒫᓂ 2017−ᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ; ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ 'ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᓕᕐᓂᖅ' ᐊᑕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒦᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎ ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᑕᐃᑰᓇ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᒥᓲᖏᓗᐊᓕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅᑎᒍᑦ, ᑕᐃᑲᓂᑦᓴᐃᓇᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᕕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ. ᑕᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᒍᑎᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓂᒃ−ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᓴᓂᒃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᑯᑦ, ᕿᓇᓗᒐᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓯᕕᐅᔪᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑯᓕᐊᖃᑦᑕᐅᑉ ᐃᒫᓂ ᑐᒑᓖᑦ ᐃᓕᐅᖃᐃᕕᐅᔪᒪᓂᖏᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᖓᑕᑎᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕈᑎᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᓕᒍᑎᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ.

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High Arctic Cetacean Survey 2023

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Courtney Watt Fisheries and Oceans

This survey will provide updated abundance estimates for all the Canadian Baffin Bay narwhal stocks, Cumberland Sound beluga, and Eastern Canada-West Greenland bowhead. The last survey of all the narwhal stocks simultaneously occurred in 2013. Recent knowledge suggests that narwhals move between previously defined summering regions.

Bowhead were also last surveyed in 2013.

Cumberland Sound beluga were more recently surveyed in 2017; however, they were designated as ‘threatened’ by Species at Ricks Act that same year. This project will be supported by another NWRT-funded project on narwhal tagging and drone work.

ᐊᑯᓕᐊᖃᑦᑕᐅᑉ ᐃᒫᓂ ᑐᒑᓖᑦ ᐃᓕᐅᖃᐃᕕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᖓᑕᑎᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑎᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕈᑎᓕᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᓕᒍᑎᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ

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ᒥᐊᕆᔮᓐ ᒪᕐᑰᕐ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔨᓪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ

ᐅᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᔾᔪᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑦᑕᐃ ᐆᒪᔪᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐳᐃᔨᓂᒃ, ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪ ᑯᐊᑦᓂ ᐅᐊᑦ. ᖃᖓᑕᓱᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᖏᑦ ᐋᕿᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᕿᓇᓗᒐᐃᑦ/ᕿᓚᓗᒐᐃᑦ ᐊᖅᑲᐅᒪᕙᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᒐᑎᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ, ᓈᓴᖅᑕᐅᖃᓯᐅᔾᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖏᒪᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᐅᕙᖏᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᑦ ᖃᓄᖅᑑᕈᑕᐅᔪᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓘᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐋᕿᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᓂᖏᑦ ᑐᖔᓖᑦ ᓈᓴᖅᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑏᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᑎᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᑕᕐᕆᓴᐅᓯᐅᑕᐅᖃᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᒻᒧᐊᒃᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑐᕌᖓᑦᑎᐅᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᖕᒥᒎᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᑎᖓᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑐᒐᓖᑦ ᐊᖃᐅᒪᕙᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᕿᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᓴᖓᓂᑦ ᐳᐃᔨᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ.

Admiralty Inlet Narwhal Tagging and Drone Work

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Marianne Marcoux Fisheries and Oceans

This project will support the analysis of data collected from the High Arctic Cetacean Survey led by Courtney Watt.

Aerial whale surveys need to be adjusted for whales that are underwater during the time of the survey and cannot be counted by survey observers. This project aims to address this issue by providing adjustment factors specifically tailored for narwhals. The researchers will use drone videography and satellite telemetry to investigate individual and group narwhal diving behaviour, and produce adjustment factors for the High Arctic Cetacean Survey.

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ᓯᑯᓯᓚᕐᒥ ᐋᕐᕕᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᖁᒻᒧᐊᒃᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑎᒍᑦ, ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᖃᑕᕐᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᒥᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐲᖅᓯᕕᐅᓯᒪᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ

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ᐳᕆᐊᓐᑦ ᔭᖕ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔨᓪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ

ᐅᑯᐊ ᑐᑭᓯᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᓇᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᓯᑯᓯᓚᕐᒥ ᐊᕐᕕᖅᑕᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᒧᖓᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᑕᖃᓕᖁᔨᓂᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᖃᑕᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐊᕐᕖᑦ ᐃᖕᒥᒍᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃ, ᐊᒥᔅᓲᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ 15-ᓂᒃ ᖁᒻᒧᐊᒃᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᑎᒍᑦ ᒪᓕᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᐅᖃᐃᕝᕕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓗᑎᒃ ᓇᒧᖓᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᑦ, ᑎᒥᖓᓂᒡᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᒐᒃᓴᐃᔭᕐᕕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖅᓱᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᑖᕈᕆᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᒥᔅᓲᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᓚᐅᑖᕈᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᖓᑕᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᖁᓚᐅᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕈᑎᓖᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑦᑎᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᕐᕖᑦ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᖏᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᓴᓂᒃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ.

Foxe Basin Bowhead Telemetry, Photo-id, and Biopsy Collection

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Brent Young Fisheries and Oceans

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The project aims to understand Foxe Basin's bowhead population abundance and movement patterns, as well as develop a photo-identification catalogue of individuals. To complete this research, up to 15 satellite tags will be deployed to track whale movements.

Additionally, biopsy samples consisting of both skin and blubber will be collected to update population abundance estimates, and drones will be used to collect high-resolution aerial photographs of bowhead whales. This project has been funded by the NWRT in the past.

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ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᖕᓂᑐᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓃᖃᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐋᕐᓗᐃᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖅᐸᓯᖓᑕ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᖓᓂ

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Ecology and Demography of Killer Whales in the Eastern Canadian Arctic

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Cory Matthews Fisheries and Oceans

Concerns are rising about the impacts killer whales have on other marine mammals. This research seeks to assess the impacts of killer whale predation in the eastern Canadian Arctic by determining killer whale diet, population size and trends, and shifts in distribution.

This work will use satellite telemetry, tissue biopsy, and photo-identification techniques. Additionally, hydrophones and drones will be used to study interactions between killer whales and their prey. This project has been funded by the NWRT in the past.

ᑯᐊᕆ ᒫᑎᐅᔅ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔨᓪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ

ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᖕᒪᑕ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᒥᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓗᕐᓄᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐋᕐᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᖅᐸᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑑᑉ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓂ, ᑐᑭᓯᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐋᕐᓗᐃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᓱᖑᖕᒪᖓᑕ, ᐊᒥᔅᓲᓂᖏᓐᓂᓗ, ᖃᓄᐃᓕᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᓐᓂᓗ ᑕᒡᕙᓄᓇ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᒧᖓᐅᖃᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ, ᓇᓃᖃᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖁᒻᒧᐊᒃᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ, ᑎᒥᖓᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᐲᖅᓯᕕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᖃᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑕᐅᕙᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᐊᒻᒪᑕᐅᖅ ᐃᒪᕐᒥ ᑐᓵᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᖓᑕᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᒥᑭᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖁᐊᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᒪᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖃᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐋᕐᓗᐃᑦ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᖑᕙᑦᑕᖏᓐᓂ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᖏᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᓴᓂᒃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ.

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ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᒃᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᐲᓪᓗ ᐆᒐᐃᓪᓗ ᐊᒥᓲᔪᓐᓂᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔮᓂ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ

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ᑐᕇᓯ ᓚᐅᐃᓐ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔨᓪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ

ᑖᑯᐊ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒥᔅᓲᔪᓐᓃᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᕆᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᐲᓪᓗ, ᐆᒐᐃᓪᓗ, ᑕᐅᕙᓂ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᑉ ᑰᒐᓗᐊᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑮᓕᖑᔭᕐᒥ (Coronation Gulf-ᒥ). ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐅᑎᓂᒃ, ᐊᕙᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᐲᖅᓯᕙᖕᓂᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ, ᓱᓇᑕᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᖏᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᓴᓂᒃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ.

A Team-Based Approach to Investigate and Increase the Understanding of Char and Cod Declines in Adjacent Waters to Kugluktuk, Nunavut

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Tracey Loewen Fisheries and Oceans

This research investigates reasons for declining fish numbers and climate change impacts on subsistence fisheries in the Coppermine River and Coronation Gulf. The proposed project will use telemetry, environmental sampling, genomics, traditional knowledge, and marine fish surveys to understand chars (Arctic char and Dolly Varden) and cods (Arctic and Greenland cod) movement and habitat use in the Coppermine River and Coronation Gulf. The research will also investigate new species entering marine areas. This project has been funded by the NWRT in the past.

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ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᐲᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ 2023-2024-ᒥ

Pond Inlet Arctic Char Fishery Development Research Program 2023-24

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ᕌᔅ ᑖᓪᒪᓐ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔨᓪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ

ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓯᒪᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔨᑯᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᖓᑦ 2013−ᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖃᑕᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓚᐃᓴᖃᕐᒪᑕ. ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᔭᐅᖃᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᓯᐅᖅᐸᒃᑐᓂᒃ, ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖕᒥᒎᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᔅᓱᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᔪᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓂᖅ, ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᓯᐅᕐᕕᖕᓂ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖓᓂ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᐅᑉᒥ. ᖃᐅᔨᔭᐅᔪᒪᔪᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᐱᒃᑕᖃᖅᑎᒋᓂᖏᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᖃᑕᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᓃ ᓄᓗᔭᐃᑦ, ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᔭᐅᔪᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᓗᒃᓯᒪᖏᓂᖏᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑦᑑᑎᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᑦ, ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓪᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑐᖃᖏᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᐱᒃᑕᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᕐᕕᐅᖃᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᖏᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᓴᓂᒃᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ−ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᓴᓂᒃᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᒃᑯᑦ.

Ross Tallman Fisheries and Oceans

Fishers in Pond Inlet have been providing data to Fisheries and Oceans since 2013 as a part of their exploratory license. To add to the data collected by fishers, Fisheries and Oceans Canada will carry out an independent stock analysis. The proposed research aims to develop and implement a fishery enhancement research project in the community of Pond Inlet. The researchers aim to determine the current status of the stocks, continue community sampling near Mary River, obtain baseline data, determine mixed-stock fishery input, and document local knowledge on Arctic char fisheries. This project has been funded by the NWRT in the past.

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ᖃᓄᖅᑑᕈᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᖕᒥᒍᖓᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖃᕐᕕᖏᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᕕᖓᓂ

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ᓕᐊᔅ ᕼᐊᐅᕆᔅ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔨᓪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ

ᖃᐅᔨᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᐱᒃᑕᖃᕐᕕᐅᓪᓚᕆᖕᓂᖏᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᑭᓯᔭᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖃᓲᑦ, ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᒐᒥᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑐᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᕕᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑎᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂ. ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᓱᓕ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᓗᓯᒪᖏᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᓕᐊᕆᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ, ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᐱᐅᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᔭᐅᖃᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᕕᖓᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑯᓯᒪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᕕᖕᒧᐊᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᓇᑭᖔᖃᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᔭᐅᒋᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᖃᓄᑎᒋ ᐱᔭᐅᖃᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᕙᖕᒪᖓᑕ ᑕᐅᕙᖓᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ. ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᕙᑎᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᕙᖕᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑐᓂᒃ ᓇᑭᖔᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑐᑭᓯᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᔭᐅᖃᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ.

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Resolving Contributions to Harvest of Discrete Stocks in the Cambridge Bay Arctic Char Fishery

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Les Harris Fisheries and Oceans

Improving knowledge of Arctic Char stock delineation and quantifying the degree of mixing among discrete stocks has been identified as a top priority in the Cambridge Bay Arctic Char Integrated Fishery Management Plan. This study will use baseline samples collected from each commercial fishing system, genetic samples collected as part of the commercial plan sampling program, and a mixed-stock fishery analysis using genomic data to determine the contributions of each stock to commercial harvest in the region. Analyses will be performed on samples spanning multiple years to assess if annual differences in environmental and climatic conditions may have an effect on the commercial harvest of Arctic Char in the region.

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ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂ ᓇᔪᒐᕆᔭᐅᕙᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒥᔅᓱᔪᓐᓂᕈᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᖕᒥᐊᑦ ᓯᒡᔭᖅᐸᓯᐅᓂᕐᒥᓲᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ

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ᑕᒡ ᒪᒃᓂᐅᕐᓂ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᓪᓗ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᕐᓂᐅᕐᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔭᖁᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᕙᓂ ᐃᑲᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᖅᓴᐅᖅᑑᕐᒥ ᑎᖕᒥᐊᖃᕐᕕᖕᓂ, ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓᓗ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓪᕆᐊᖑᒋᐊᓪᓚᕆᖕᓂᐊᓕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓯᒡᔭᖅᐸᓯᐅᓂᕐᒥᓲᖑᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑎᖕᒥᐊᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓇᒧᖓᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᑦᑐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐅᕙᓕᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᖃᖅᓴᐅᖅᑑᕐᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᑕᐅᕙᓂ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᓴᓪᓕᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᓱᓕᑲᓐᓂᖅ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᐃᓂᐊᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᒦᖃᑕᐅᕙᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐃᓚᐅᔪᒪᑦᑎᐊᕋᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᔪᖏᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᒦᖃᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᒋᓕᕈᓐᓇᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒻᒥᖅᓴᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᑏᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᖏᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᓴᓂᒃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ.

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Regional and Range-Wide Causes of Decline for Shorebirds of the Kivalliq

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Paul Smith Environment and Climate Change Canada

This research will address Irniurviit Area Co-management Committee management plan priorities for Ikkattuaq and Qaqsauqtuuq Migratory Bird Sanctuaries, including the first rigorous shorebird population surveys for Ikkattuaq, continued studies of shorebird migration and “connectivity” at Qaqsauqtuuq, and enhanced training of local youth. The Inuit Field Training Program will continue, which brings keen and capable youth to field camp to learn about employment opportunities in science fields and receive mentorship from Inuit and scientific leaders. This project has been funded by the NWRT in the past.

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Trustees

ᐸᐸᑦᑎᔨᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ Daniel Shewchuk Vicky Johnston Steve Mapsalak Simon Komangat Joshua Arreak Philip Putumiraqtuq Noah Kadluk Simeonie Keenainak

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ᑖᓃᐅᓪ ᓯᐅᑦᓴᒃ ᕕᒃ ᔭᓐᔅᑕᓐ ᔅᑏᕝ ᒪᑉᓴᓛᖅ ᓴᐃᒪᓐ ᑯᒪᖔᑦ ᔮᓱᐊ ᐋᕆᐊᖅ ᐱᓕᑉ ᐱᑐᒥᕋᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᐊ ᑲᓪᓚᒃ ᓯᒥᐅᓂ ᑮᓇᐃᓐᓇᖅ

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