Nunavut Wildlife Management Board

Roster of Resolutions
Conference Call No.61
2002-2003

(2002-063  to  2002-071)

Resolution 2002-063

Resolved that the NWMB accept the agenda for Conference Call No. 61 as presented, with deletion of the following items:

Item 3 Auditor's report 2001/02
Item 9 Possible DFO Minister's Visit
Item 14 Trust Meeting – Auditor's report
And the addition of the following items:
Allocation of Sanikiluaq Eider down quota
Funding request for polar bear MOU community tour.

Moved by Harry Flaherty Seconded by Kevin McCormick
Carried Date: 27 June 2002

Resolution 2002-064

Resolved that the NWMB approve the request from the Amarok HTO to:

Ban the use of nets in the Sylvia Grinnell River from Sylvia Grinell Lake to the area below the falls, as indicated by the shaded area on the attached map;
Ban the practice of snagging fish throughout the Sylvia Grinnell River ;
Apply these restrictions year round;
Continue these restrictions for a period of five years; and
Request that DFO implement the necessary variation orders to implement this decision.

Moved by Robert Moshenko Seconded by Harry Flaherty
Carried Date: 27 June, 2002

Resolution 2002-065

Resolved that That the NWMB establish an exploratory quota of 2000 tonnes for Pandalus montagui for 2002 in the NSA in SFA 2. This in addition to other existing quotas, with the following conditions:

The maximum fishing effort will be 170 fishing days – harvesting will cease when the quota or the maximum fishing days is reached, whichever comes first;
The maximum harvest, from this exploratory quota, in the vicinity of Resolution Island will be 500 tonnes;
The BFC will work with the NFWG and DFO to develop a harvesting plan and this plan will be approved by the NWMB prior to the start of harvesting;
Moved by Robert Moshenko Seconded by Kevin McCormick

One Abstention – Meeka Mike
Carried Date: 27 June, 2002

Resolution 2002-066

Resolved that That the NWMB establish an exploratory quota of 500 tonnes for Pandalus montagui for 2002 in the NSA in SFA 3. This in addition to other existing quotas, with the following conditions:
The maximum harvest, from this exploratory quota, in the vicinity of Resolution Island will be 250 tonnes;
The BFC will work with the NFWG and DFO to develop a harvesting plan and this plan will be approved by the NWMB prior to the start of harvesting.

Moved by Kevin McCormick Seconded by David Alagalak
Carried Date: 27 June, 2002

Resolution 2002-067

Resolved that the NWMB approve the request from the Hall Beach HTO for $10,000 to assist in the planning and preparation for the upcoming bowhead hunt.

Moved by Meeka Mike Seconded by Harry Flaherty
Carried Date: 27 June, 2002

Resolution 2002-068

Resolved that the NWMB accept the recommendation of the NWMB's Director of Wildlife Management to respond to SRRB, with cc to NTI and DSD, that:
The NWMB supports working towards a co-management plan for the Bluenose East caribou herd; and
Outlining the NWMB's vision of how the plan would be developed, including the roles / responsibilities of DSD / DRWED and NWMB / SRRB and the communities and RWO (using the Bathurst Caribou Management Planning Committee as an example).

Moved by Harry Flaherty Seconded by Kevin McCormick
Carried Date: 27 June 2002

Resolution 2002-069

Resolved that the NWMB approve an eider down quota of 170 kg from colonies around the Belcher Islands for the community of Sanikiluaq with the following conditions:
The quota is for 2002 only;
Careful records must be kept of collection locations and nests harvested;
A final report must be provided to CWS by December, 2002; and
The community's Eiderdown Harvesting Guidelines must be followed.

Moved by Meeka Mike Seconded by Harry Flaherty
Carried Date: 27 June, 2002

Resolution 2002-070

Resolved that the NWMB contribute up to $65,000 towards the costs of participation of an NWMB representative and an RWO representative in the polar bear MOU community tour later this year.

Moved by Kevin McCormick Seconded by Robert Moshenko
One Abstention – Harry Flaherty
Carried Date: 27 June, 2002

Resolution 2002-071

Resolved that the 61 st Conference Call of the NWMB be adjourned.

Moved by David Alagalak Seconded by Harry Flaherty
Carried Date: 27 June, 2002