Nunavut Wildlife Management Board

Roster of Resolutions
Regular Meeting No.28
2000 - 01

(2001-011  to  2001-032)

Resolution 2001-011

Resolved that the NWMB accept the agenda for Meeting No. 28 as presented, but that the sequence of items be altered in order to address at the outset the proposals for NWRT research and NWMB Study funding.
Moved by: Kevin McCormick    Seconded by: Makabe Nartok
Carried Date: 20 March 2001

Resolution 2001-012

Resolved that the NWMB approve, subject to receipt of appropriate final financial reports for 2000/01 from the contracting agencies by mid June, NWRT funding support in the total amount of $56,800 for 2001/02 for continuing research projects previously authorized for multi-year funding as follows:

• Project 5110-99-2 (Survival and sustainable harvest of the Dolphin-Union caribou herd): Provision of $21,500 to DSD; final year of funding.
• Project 5120-99-6 (Whale sampling and stock identification): Provision of $35,300 to DFO; final year of funding.

Moved by: Kevin McCormick    Seconded by: Moses Koonoo
Carried Date: 20 March 2001

Resolution 2001-013

Resolved that the NWMB approve the request from DFO to carry forward unexpended NWRT funding that was approved for 2000/01, up to the amount of $17,900 for Project 5120-99-6 (Whale sampling and stock identification), this in addition to any new NWRT funding approved for this project for the 2001/02, with the final amount of the carry-forward to be dependent on the number of communities that signify to DFO, prior to June 15, their intention to participate in this project in 2001.
Moved by: David Alagalak    Seconded by: Moses Koonoo
Carried Date: 20 March 2001

Resolution 2001-014

Resolved that the NWMB approve the request from DFO to carry forward unexpended NWRT funding that was approved for 2000/01, up to the amount of $2,000 for Project 5120-98-1 (Ringed seal status in western Hudson Bay), for the completion of posters and reports to communities. It is also noted that the final financial report and the final project report will by due 30 September 2001.
Moved by: Kevin McCormick    Seconded by: Makabe Nartok
Carried Date: 20 March 2001

Resolution 2001-015

Resolved that the NWMB approve the request from DFO to carry forward unexpended NWRT funding that was approved for 2000/01, up to the amount of $2,000 for Project 5120-00-8 (Survey of the northern Hudson Bay narwhal population), for the completion of analyses and for a community workshop. It is also noted that the final financial report and the final project report will be due by 30 September 2001.
Moved by: David Alagalak    Seconded by: Meeka Mike
Carried Date: 20 March 2001

Resolution 2001-016

Resolved that the NWMB approve the request from DFO to carry forward from unexpended NWRT funding that was approved for 2000/01, up to the amount of $2,000 for Project 5120-00-12 (Walrus stock identification and harvest composition), for the completion of analyses. It is also noted that the final financial report and the final project report will be due by 30 September 2001.
Moved by: Kevin McCormick    Seconded by: Moses Koonoo
Carried with one abstention (Makabe Nartok)
Date: 20 March 2001

Resolution 2001-017

Resolved that the NWMB approve NWRT funding support in the total amount of $633,700 for 2001/02, subject to routine administrative arrangements, for the following new research projects:

• Project 5110-01-1 (Influence of food availability and quality on the movements and population dynamics of the Dolphin-Union caribou herd): Provision of $24,200 to DSD, conditional on confirmation of support from the communities where the research will be conducted and written confirmation that all funding identified in the proposal is in place; three-year project, with $25,500 indicated for 2002/03 and $26,700 for 2003/04). The researcher is also encouraged to work with the local HTO in harvesting the caribou for necropsies and to explore the possibility of teaching the sampling and necropsy techniques in a local school.
• Project 5110-01-3 (Caribou population delineation in the Queen Maud Gulf region of Nunavut): Provision of $32,000 to DSD, conditional on confirmation of support from the communities where the research will be conducted and written confirmation that all funding identified in the proposal is in place; three-year project, with $25,500 indicated for 2002/03 and $ 26,700 for 2003/04.
• Project 5120-01-1 (Bowhead satellite tagging and habitat evaluation): Provision of $54,100 to DFO, conditional on confirmation of support from the communities where the research will be conducted and written confirmation that all funding identified in the proposal is in place; two-year project, with $25,300 indicated for 2002/03 pending confirmation that the participation of the Danish expert is needed in the second year.
• Project 5120-01-2 (Cumberland Sound beluga and narwhal movements and dive behaviour study by satellite telemetry): Provision of $56,000 to DFO, conditional on written confirmation that all funding identified in the proposal is in place; one-year project.
• Project 5120-01-3 (Walrus capture/recapture methods): Provision of $25,000 to DFO, conditional on confirmation of support from communities where the research will be conducted and written confirmation that all funding identified in the proposal is in place: one-year project.
• Project 5120-01-4 (Walrus tagging): Provision of $38,000 to DFO, conditional on confirmation of support from the Resolute Bay HTO or the community(ies) where the research will take place, and written confirmation that all funding identified in the proposal is in place; one-year project. The researcher is also encouraged to consider moving the project to a more accessible location until the technique is better developed, and/or to combine this project with another walrus research project in an effort to minimize logistic costs.
• Project 5120-01-5 (Stock and life history differences in Cumberland Sound Arctic charr): Provision of $31,500 to DFO, conditional on the field co-ordinator being staffed locally, and written confirmation that all funding identified in the proposal is in place; one-year project.
• Project 5120-01-6 (Survey of Greenland halibut resource in NAFO Sub-Area 0): Provision of $145,000 to DFO, conditional on receipt of a complete report on the 2000 survey and written confirmation that all funding identified in the proposal is in place: one-year project.
• Project 5120-01-7 (North Baffin narwhal movements and dive behaviour study by satellite telemetry): Provision of $30,000 to DFO, conditional on written confirmation that all funding identified in the proposal is in place: one-year project.
• Project 5130-01-1 (Duckling survival and population biology of King Eiders): Provision of $39,900 to DOE, conditional on confirmation of support from the community where the research will be conducted and written confirmation that all funding identified in the proposal is in place; one (first) year of funding for this multi-year project.
• Project 5130-01-4 (Use of satellite telemetry to locate migration routes and wintering areas of Common Eiders breeding in Nunavut): Provision of $65,000 to DOE, conditional on confirmation of support from the communities where the research will be conducted and written confirmation that all funding identified in the proposal is in place; one (first) year of funding for this multi-year project.
• Project 5130-01-5 (Ecology of Hudson Bay Eiders wintering at polynyas in the Belcher Islands): Provision of $34,000 to DOE, conditional on confirmation of support from the community where the research will be conducted and written confirmation that all funding identified in the proposal is in place; two-year project, with $34,000 indicated for 2002/03.
• Project 5130-01-6 (Reproductive ecology and survival of the Pacific Common Eider in central Arctic Canada: Provision of $59,000 to DOE, conditional on written confirmation that all funding identified in the proposal is in place; three-year project, with $51,000 indicated for 2002/03 and $53,000 for 2003/04.

Moved by: David Alagalak    Seconded by: Kevin McCormick
Carried Date: 20 March 2001

Resolution 2001-018

Resolved that the NWMB not approve NWRT funding for 2001/02 for DSD Project 5130-01-2 (Long-term trends in the population ecology of polar bears in western Hudson Bay in relation to climate change).
Moved by: Meeka Mike    Seconded by: David Alagalak
Carried: Two abstentions (Gordon Koshinsky and Kevin McCormick)
Date: 20 March 2001

Resolution 2001-019

Resolved that the NWMB approve NWRT funding support in the amount of $10,000 for 2001/02, subject to routine administrative arrangements, for DOE Project 5130-01-3 (Seasonal movements and home range size of adult male polar bears in western Hudson Bay), this in the context of a one-year project, conditional on the proponent:

• Demonstrating the tags to be used to the KWF and to the NWMB;
• Obtaining the approval of the KWF; and
• Providing confirmation that all funding identified in the proposal is in place.

Moved by:    Seconded by:
Carried with one abstention (Meeka Mike)
Date: 20 March 2001

Resolution 2001-020

Resolved that the NWMB approve the request from the Sanikiluaq HTO to carry forward $20,000 of NWMB Study funding for Project 5214-00-1 (Foraging ecology and diet of Hudson Bay Eiders wintering at polynyas in the Belcher Islands) from 2000/01 to 2001/02.
Moved by: Moses Koonoo    Seconded by: Okalik Eegeesiak
Carried Date: 20 March 2001

Resolution 2001-021

Resolved that the NWMB approve Study funding to the Qikiqtaaluk Wildlife Board in the amount of $30,000 for Project 5201-01-1 for 2001/02, to assist in obtaining baseline data on bowhead whales and their habitats at Isabella Bay, this subject to obtaining confirmation from the proponents that:

• All of the other funding identified in the proposal is in place;
• The community of Clyde River supports the project; and
• The project will not interfere with the IIBA negotiations.

Moved by: Meeka Mike    Seconded by: Moses Koonoo
Carried Date: 20 March 2001

Resolution 2001-022

Resolved that the NWMB not approve Study funding to James Qillaq for Project 5204-01-1 to document charr abundance in an improved stream at Clyde River.
Moved by: Gordon Koshinsky    Seconded by: Kevin McCormick
Carried Date: 20 March 2001

Resolution 2001-023

Resolved that the NWMB approve Study funding to Adamee Veevee in the amount of $17,100 for Project 5212-01-1 for 2001/02, to assist in a study of bowhead whale migrations within and out from Cumberland Sound, this subject to the proponent:

• Confirming the support of the HTO;
• Arranging for administration of funding through the HTO;
• Further developing the proposal with greater emphasis on the use of photo-identification for individual whales; and
• Identifying a reasonable contribution to the project, by himself or by the HTO, either financially or in-kind.

Moved by: Meeka Mike    Seconded by: Moses Koonoo
Carried Date: 20 March 2001

Resolution 2001-024

Resolved that the NWMB reaffirm its interpretation that the NWMB mandate does not extend to promoting resource and economic development, and particularly does not extend to providing support for feasibility studies for such ventures. In light of this interpretation be it further resolved that the NWMB not approve Study funding with respect to the following project proposals:

• To document the occurrence of charr populations in lakes near Pangnirtung, proposed by Adamee Veevee (Project 5212-01-2);
• To identify new lakes for charr commercial fisheries around Cumberland Sound, proposed by Levi Evic (Project 5212-01-3); and
• To identify cod stocks for commercial fishing in Cumberland Sound, also proposed by Levi Evic (Project 5112-01-4).

Moved by: Moses Koonoo    Seconded by: David Alagalak
Carried Date: 20 March 2001

Resolution 2001-025

Resolved that the NWMB approve Study funding to the Resolute Bay HTO in the amount of $30,000 for Project 5213-01-1 for 2001/02, to assist in verifying recent aerial surveys for Peary caribou and muskoxen on the nearby Arctic islands, this subject to the proponents:

• Confirming that the other funding identified in the proposal is in place; and
• Submitting a satisfactory report on the work conducted last year.

Moved by: David Alagalak    Seconded by: Makabe Nartok
Carried Date: 20 March 2001

Resolution 2001-026

Resolved that the NWMB approve Study funding to the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board in the amount of $30,000 for Project 5264-01-1 for 2001/02, to assist in compiling information for the identification of indicators leading to the development of a monitoring system for changes in caribou populations and their habitats. This approval is subject to the proponent providing:

• Confirmation that all of the other funding identified in the proposal is in place; and
• A satisfactory explanation for why it is not proposed to involve a Nunavut resident in co-ordinating the project.

Moved by: Gordon Koshinsky    Seconded by: Moses Koonoo
Carried Date: 20 March 2001

Resolution 2001-027

Resolved that the NWMB support the DSD initiative to develop a co-management agreement with Greenland pertaining to shared polar bear populations in Kane Basin, Baffin Bay and, if possible, Davis Strait.
Moved by: Kevin McCormick    Seconded by: Gordon Koshinsky
Carried Date: 21 March 2001

Resolution 2001-028

Resolved that the NWMB allocate turbot (Greenland halibut) quotas for NAFO Sub-Area 0, Division 0B (total of 1500 metric tonnes) for 2001 as follows:

• Cumberland Sound Fisheries: 750 MT
• Nattivak HTA:    330 MT
• Mittimatalik HTO:    45 MT
• Clyde River HTO:    45 MT
• Qikiqtaaluk Corporation:    285 MT
• Pangnirtung Winter Fishery:    45 MT

Moved by: Moses Koonoo    Seconded by: Kevin McCormick
Carried Date: 23 March 2001

Resolution 2001-029

Resolved that the NWMB allocate the striped pink shrimp quota for the waters of the Nunavut Settlement Area for 2001 as follows:

• Quliruaq Incorporated: 350 MT
• Mayukalik HTO (Kimmirut): 150 MT
• Northern Coalition: 500 MT

The allocation to the Northern Coalition for fishing inside the NSA is granted with the understanding that it will be exercised as part of the 3300 MT competitive quota.
Moved by: Kevin McCormick    Seconded by: Makabe Nartok
Carried , with one abstention (Okalik Eegeesiak)
Date: 23 March 2001

Resolution 2001-030

Resolved that the NWMB allocate a tentative/assumed exploratory northern shrimp quota of 1750 MT for Shrimp Fishing Area 2 north of 63º N for 2001 as follows:

• Quliruaq Incorporated: 350 MT
• Cumberland Sound Fisheries Ltd: 650 MT
• Aqviq Marine at Pangnirtung: 150 MT
• Kabva Marine at Iqaluit: 150 MT
• Clyde River HTO 150 MT
• Mittimatalik HTO at Pond Inlet: 150 MT
• Mayukalik HTO at Kimmirut: 150 MT

Moved by: Moses Koonoo    Seconded by: Gordon Koshinsky
Carried Date: 23 March 2001

Resolution 2001-031

Resolved that the next (29th) regular Meeting of the NWMB be conducted in Kugluktuk the week of 04 - 08June 2001.
Moved by: Kevin McCormick    Seconded by: Makabe Nartok
Carried Date: 23 March 2001

Resolution 2001-032

Resolved that the 28th regular Meeting of the NWMB be adjourned
Moved by: Kevin McCormick    Seconded by: Moses Koonoo
Carried Date: 23 March 2001