2025 Fall Beluga Harvest Considerations
Considerations
Aerial surveys show that East Hudson Bay Beluga numbers are declining. Each year, Fall harvests in Hudson Strait and Northeast Hudson Bay regions (Puvirnituq, Akulivik, Ivujivik, Salluit, Kangiqsuaq, and Quaqtaq) record the greatest harvest mortality impact on the threatened East Hudson Bay (EHB) beluga while accounting for relatively less of the total annual beluga harvest.
ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔫᑎᒍᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓃᑦ ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᑎᑦᓯᕗᑦᒃ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓄᑦ ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᓯᕿᓂᐊᑕ ᓄᐃᕕᐊᓃᓲᓂᒃ ᐃᑭᓕᐅᒥᓯᒪᓕᕐᑐᓂᒃ. ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ, ᐅᑭᐊᒥ ᐊᓐᓂᑐᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᓄᕗᐊᓘᑉ ᑕᕆᐅᖓᓂᓗ ᑕᕐᕋᒥᓗ ᓯᕿᓂᐅᑉ ᓄᐃᕕᐊᓂ ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᓄᓇᖓᓂ (ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᒥ, ᐊᑯᓕᕕᒻᒥ, ᐃᕗᔨᕕᒻᒥ, ᓴᓪᓗᓂ, ᑲᖏᕐᓱᔪᐊᒥ ᖁᐊᕐᑕᒥᓗ) ᐊᒃᓚᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᓄᓂᐹᖑᓂᕃᕗᑦ ᐊᓐᓂᑐᐊᖑᖃᑦᑕᓯᒪᓂᒃ ᑐᖁᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᑐᓂᒃᓗ ᓱᕐᕃᓱᑎᒃ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓇᕐᑐᒨᕆᓯᒪᓕᕐᓱᑎᒃ ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᓯᕿᓂᐊᑕ ᓄᐃᕕᐊᓂᓲᓂᒃ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᑕᐅᑦᓯᑯᓪᓗ ᐊᒃᓚᓯᒪᔪᖕᖑᐃᓂᖃᖃᑦᑕᓱᑎᒃ ᐃᑭᓐᓂᓴᓂᒃ ᕿᓚᓗᒑᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ.
Science and Inuit knowledge both indicate that the chances of harvesting EHB beluga in hudson strait declines throughout November.
- If all harvesting occurred in the first 10 days of November when 1 out of 2 beluga harvested are EHB, then the maximum recommended beluga harvest in Hudson Strait is about 50.
- If all harvesting occurred in the last 10 days of November when 1 out of 10 beluga harvested are EHB, then the maximum recommended beluga harvest in Hudson Strait is about 250.
We are not directing or even recommending that all harvest occur in late November. But, to ensure the protection of EHB we encourage harvesters to shift to later in November when it is safe to do so. We also encourage Anguvigait in the Hudson Strait communities delay opening the fall hunt until after your local knowledge holders and Elders have indicated that the early-migrating beluga have moved past.
ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᓱᑯᐃᔦᔩᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓀᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑐᖃᖏᑦ ᓄᐃᑕᑎᑦᓯᕗᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᓐᓂᑐᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᓂᖅ ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᓯᕿᓂᐊᑕ ᓄᐃᕕᐊᓂᓲᓂᒃ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᓐᓂᑐᐊᕆᑦᓱᒋᑦ ᓄᕗᐊᓘᑉ ᑕᕆᐅᖓᓂ ᐃᑭᓕᒋᐊᕆᓂᖃᓲᖑᒋᐊᖓ ᓅᕕᒻᐱᕆᐅᑉ ᑕᕐᕿᓕᒫᖓᓂ. ᓱᕐᖁᐃᑐᒥᒃ ᓴᐳᑦᔭᐅᒪᓂᖃᑦᓯᐊᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᓯᕿᓂᐊᑕ ᓄᐃᕕᐊᓂᓲᑦ ᕿᓚᓗᒉᑦ ᑫᓪᓚᑐᐃᓂᖃᓕᕐᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᓐᓂᑐᕐᐸᑐᓂᒃ ᓅᕕᒻᐱᕆᐅᑉ ᑕᕐᕿᖓ ᐊᑐᕐᑐᑐᖃᐅᓂᕐᓴᐅᓕᕐᐸᑦ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓂᐊᖃᑦᑕᖁᑦᓱᒋᑦ ᑌᒣᓪᓗᐊᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᓐᓇᖏᓐᓂᓴᐅᓯᓲᖑᒻᒪᑕ. ᐊᖑᕕᒐᒃᑯᓂᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑫᓪᓚᑐᐃᒋᕗᒍᑦ ᓄᕗᐊᓘᑉ ᑕᕆᐅᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᕆᖃᑦᑕᖁᓕᕐᓱᒋᑦ ᐅᑭᐊᒥ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓂᐊᓇᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᒃᑯᐃᓯᓂᕆᓲᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᑌᒣᓕᖓᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᑦᓯᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᓯᐊᑐᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᑐᙯᓪᓗ ᐅᖃᕐᓯᒪᓕᕐᐸᑕ ᕿᓚᓗᒉᑦ ᐊᕐᖁᓵᕐᑐᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐹᖏᑦ ᖄᖏᕇᕐᓯᒪᓕᕆᐊᖏᑦ.
Anguvigait have the authority to develop Local Management and Hunt Plans for their community We are also encouraging Anguvigait to develop Local Management Plans for their community that include:
1- Best Practices
2- Advice and regulations for visiting hunters
3- Local limits
4- Strategies for avoiding harvest of East Hudson Bay beluga
ᐊᖑᕕᒉᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖃᐅᓂᖃᕐᐳᑦ ᓄᐃᑦᓯᒍᓐᓇᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᓂ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕈᑎᑦᓴᓂᒃᓗ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᓐᓂᓴᒥᓪᓗ ᐸᕐᓇᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᓅᓕᖓᔪᓂᕐᒃ. ᑫᓪᓚᑐᕐᒥᔭᕗᑦ ᐊᖑᕕᒐᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᐃᑦᓯᖁᑦᓱᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᓂ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᓴᓄᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᓅᓕᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ:
1- ᐱᐅᓂᕐᐹᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᒍᑏᑦ
2- ᐊᔪᖀᒋᐊᕈᑎᐅᔪᓪᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᖃᕐᑎᓯᒍᑏᓪᓗ ᐃᓕᖓᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕐᑐᓄᑦ
3- ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕈᓐᓇᑕᖏᑕ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖏᑦ
4- ᐱᓇᓱᒍᑏᑦ ᐃᓕᖓᔪᑦ ᐅᓂᐅᕐᓯᒍᑎᑦᓴᐅᓱᑎᒃ ᐊᓐᓂᑐᐊᖃᕐᓂᒥᒃ ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᓯᕿᓂᐊᑕ ᓄᐃᕕᐊᓂᓲᓂᒃ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓂᒃ
To receive more information please contact the NMRWB:
NUNAVIK MARINE REGION WILDLIFE BOARD
P.O. Box 433,
Inukjuak, QC J0M 1M0
Phone: (819) 254-8667
Fax: (819) 254-8816
Email: [email protected]
