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Getting Fish to Market

Class 1 Budget Nunavut Health

• Pilot program
• Fish being delivered
• May be expanded

Other Markets require CFIA Certification

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Fisheries Master Plan

Building a Modern Community Fishery

• Living document
• Species
• Gears
• Catch reporting
• Compliance with regulations
• Scientific knowledge and IQ
• Sustainable management

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UN – Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries

• Developed by UNFAO in

response to depleting fish stocks (1992)

• Adopted by 80 countries in

1995

• Canada played a key role in

Development

• Canadian Code of Conduct for

Responsible Fishing Operations developed in 1998

• 9 Principles and 36 Guidelines

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UN – Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries

“The Code, provides a necessary framework for national and international efforts to ensure sustainable exploitation of aquatic living resources in harmony with the environment”

• Article 7.6.6 “When deciding on the use, conservation and management of

fisheries resources, due recognition should be given, as appropriate, in accordance with national laws and regulations, to the traditional practices, needs and interests of indigenous people and local fishing communities which are highly dependent on fishery resources for their livelihood.”

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Possibilities and Benefits

• Opportunities for fisheries development
• Opportunities for economic development
• Opportunities for funding
• Opportunities for partnership
• Relationship and trust building (e.g. DFO-

Inuit)

• Collaboration and community input at all

stages

• Co-management and local ownership of

fisheries

• Lessons and knowledge gained in

Qikiqtarjuaq can be used going forward with

• ther communities in Nunavut

Challenges

• Some communities may take longer to

want to work with DFO – trust, hollow promises

• Patience - work slowly/steadily together

with communities, build relationships

• Communication and dialogue
• Budget/resources
• Community capacity
• The process will take time - allow for in-

person dialogue to take place

Key Take Away Messages

• Excellent opportunity for community fisheries
• Start the conversations with the hamlets
• Community interest and capacity must align
• Unique challenges require unique solutions

– Organization is one of main challenges

• Partnerships and collaboration are critical

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About Shared Value Solutions

• Human-environment consulting firm located in

Guelph, ON

• Client base: 80% indigenous, 10% industry,

10% government

• Services areas include:

– Indigenous rights and jurisdiction through Traditional Knowledge research, archaeology and cultural heritage – Environmental Assessment technical and regulatory services – Socioeconomics and Indigenous joint- venture partnerships – Multimedia Storytelling and Creative Engagement

Partners

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Thankyou!

Questions

• Is there a way to improve the Nunavut network of

community fisheries?

• What conversations are happening that we should be

a part of?

• Who isn’t talking to each other that should be?
• What are the risks/opportunities around oil and gas

development in the north? Mining? Other development?

• What are the key capacity gaps?
• What are other markets for fisheries?

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Project 1 - Fisheries Development Plan

• A path forward for fisheries in

Qikiqtarjuaq

• Through collaboration with

Qikiqtarjuaq, DFO, SVS, and HTA.

• Hired a part-time local Fisheries

Coordinator

• Funding – Community Readiness

and Opportunities Program (CanNor)

• Identify gaps
• Identify needs

Project 2 -Northern Communities Fishery Checklist

• Existing Fisheries Checklist

has been adapted by DFO from UNFAO

• Excellent tool for data

collection

• Used primarily as an

interview with fisheries managers

• Has excellent potential for

use in Northern communities where DFO does not have good data collection methods

• Needs to be adapted, made

culturally relevant and include community input

Other Projects

Project 3 - Exploratory Fisheries

• Two projects led by DFO

Scientist, Chris Lewis, Iqaluit Office Project 4 -Translation

• Translation of relevant

materials into Inuktitut

• Tools and support available

from UNFAO

• Conceptual stage

Project 5 - School Partnerships

• Local school is interested in having

curriculum activities that support the needs

• f data collection in the fishery.
• DFO Science involvement ensures good
• data. HTO ensures culturally relevant.

School involvement ensures relevance to Nunavut’s curriculum goals. Project 6 – Monitoring Commercial Char

• Continuous scientific monitoring of existing

Arctic char quotas by local community and HTO in collaboration with DFO

• Development of standards for sampling,

scientific fishery for all species of interest