Nunavut Wildlife Management Board

Roster of Resolutions
Regular Meeting No.30
2001 - 02

(2001-070  to  2001-080)

Resolution 2001-070

Resolved that the NWMB accept the agenda for Meeting No. 30 as presented, with minor modifications as identified. Items 13B and 8K were deferred.
Moved by: Kevin McCormick   Seconded by: Joan Scottie
Carried Date: 18 September 2001

Resolution 2001-071

Resolved that the NWMB adopt the minutes for Meeting No. 29 conducted at Ikaluktutiak 5-6 June 2001 with minor revisions.
Moved by: Kevin McCormick    Seconded by: Moses Koonoo
Carried Date: 18 September 2001

Resolution 2001-072

Resolved that the NWMB adopt the minutes for Conference Call No. 59 conducted on 31 July 2001, with minor revisions.
Moved by: Joan Scottie   Seconded by: Kevin McCormick
Carried Date: 18 September 2001

Resolution 2001-073

Resolved that the NWMB accept the Financial Statement/Variance Report for the period ending August 31, 2001 and that unexpended funds from 2000/01 be allocated as recommended
Moved by: Kevin McCormick   Seconded by: Okalik Eejeesiak
Carried Date: 18 September 2001

Resolution 2001-074

Resolved that the NWMB accept the Audit Report for the 2000/01 fiscal year as presented.
Moved by: Moses Koonoo    Seconded by: Kevin McCormick
Carried Date: 18 September 2001

Resolution 2001-075

Resolved that the NWMB appoint the audit firm of MacKay Landau Chartered Accountants as auditors for the NWMB for 2001/02.
Moved by: Gordon Koshinsky   Seconded by: Joan Scottie
Carried Date: 18 September 2001

Resolution 2001-076

Resolved that the NWMB approve the following request for quotas of rockweed, dulse and kelp along with mussels and scallops in the Kivalliq Region with reference to Sec. 5.6.1 (commercial harvest):

Community	Species	Request	DFO Recommendation
Arviat HTO	Rock Weed	1 MT	With data collection as noted below
	Dulse and Kelp	4 MT	With data collection as noted below
Chesterfield Inlet HTO	Rock Weed	1 MT	With data collection as noted below
	Dulse and Kelp	4 MT	With data collection as noted below
Whale Cove (Ingnirq Development Corporation) (letter of support from HTO requested)	Blue Mussel	1 MT	With data collection as noted below
	Iceland Scallops	1 MT	With data collection as noted below
	Dulse and Kelp	4 MT	Should be harvested under 320 MT quota already set (dulse, kelp and rockweed)
	Rock Weed	1 MT

DFO has recommended that the harvesters collect information on time spent on each tow for harvesting, size of gear, weight of harvest, date and location of harvest, depth of harvest. This applies to plants and shellfish. Samples of shellfish, up to 50 from each location, should also be collected.
Moved by: Kevin McCormick   Seconded by: Moses Koonoo
Carried Date: 18 September 2001

Resolution 2001-077

Resolved that the NWMB accept the Department of Sustainable Development’s polar bear quota recommendations for the 2001/02 season as per the base allocations with one exception, that being a decrease from 9 to 7 bears for the community of Kimmirut.
Moved by: Kevin McCormick   Seconded by: Moses Koonoo
Carried Date: 18 September 2001

Resolution 2001-078

Resolved that the NWMB not accept the Peary Caribou Recovery Strategy and recommend to COSEWIC that they first update the designation based in part upon the work carried out to-date. Further that the process set out in SARA be followed thereafter. The first task will be to update and complete the status report.
Moved by: Kevin McCormick   Seconded by: Joan Scottie
Carried Date: 19 September 2001

Resolution 2001-079

Resolved that the NWMB approve the request from DFO to provide a contribution of $10,000 for a workshop to discuss an “Objective-Based Fisheries Management Pilot Project for North Hudson Bay Narwhal.”
Moved by: Kevin McCormick   Seconded by: Moses Koonoo
Carried Date: 19 September 2001

Resolution 2001-080

Resolved that the NWMB conducts the 31st meeting of the Board in Baker Lake the week of November 26th.
Moved by: Kevin McCormick   Seconded by: Joan Scottie
Carried Date: 19 September 2001