Purpose
May 7, 2025
THE PURPOSE of the Joint Written Public Hearing of the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board (NWMB) and Nunavik Marine Region Wildlife Board (NMRWB, collectively Boards) is to consider Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Request for Decision to the Boards (Request) seeking recommendations and decisions on total allowable catch (TAC) levels for northern and striped shrimp in the Eastern and Western Assessment Zones for the 2025/2026 fishing season. Further, the purpose of the Joint Written Public Hearing is to ensure impacted parties have an opportunity to review the Request and the information in support of it, to share additional information and their views with the Boards so as to ensure the Boards have the most relevant information upon which to make their decisions and recommendations.
The purpose of this hearing is specifically to consider the following:
For the Western Assessment Zone
- Overall TAC for both northern (Pandalus borealis) and striped (Pandalus montagui) shrimp in the Western Assessment Zone
- Harvest level for both northern and striped shrimp in the Nunavut-West
- Harvest level for both northern and striped shrimp in the Nunavik-West
- Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS): Science Advisory Report for Shrimp in the Western Assessment Zone
For the Eastern Assessment Zone
- Overall TAC for both northern and striped shrimp in the Eastern Assessment Zone
- Harvest level for both northern and striped shrimp in the Nunavut-East
- Harvest level for both northern and striped shrimp in the Nunavik-East
- Distribution of northern and striped shrimp TAC within the Davis Strait management units and the allocation of the TAC among fleet interests
- Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS): Science Advisory Report for Shrimp in the Eastern Assessment Zone
The Proposal and additional documents relevant to the hearing are available for download from the NWMB and NMRWB’s websites (www.nwmb.com; www.nmrwb.ca)
ᒪᐃ 7, 2025
ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᑎᒍ ᐃᓄᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᕐᕕᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᑎᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕕᖕᒥ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ (ᐊᑐᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ) ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑎᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔩᓪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᖁᔨᓂᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ (ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᖏᑦ) ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᓕᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑭᖑᓐᓂᖓᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑭᖑᒃᐸᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᖅᓴᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᑭᖑᒃᐸᖕᓂᒃ, ᑕᐅᕙᖓᑦ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖓᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᕕᐅᕙᖕᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᒫᓂ ᐊᕐᕋᒍᒥ 2025/2026−ᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᓯᐅᕐᕕᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ. ᐊᒻᒪᑕᐅᖅ, ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᖃᑎᒎᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᑐᑦᑎᐊᕈᒪᒐᒥᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᕆᐊᖃᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᓕᐅᖁᔭᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖏᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᑲᑎᒫᔨᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅᐹᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᐅᕙᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᑐᖓᕕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ.
ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᓴᕐᕕᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑎᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᒪᑯᓂᖓ:
ᐱᖓᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᕕᐅᕙᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥ (WAZ−ᖑᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᔪᒥ)
- ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᖓᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑭᖑᒃᐸᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᑕᖅᓴᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᑭᖑᒃᐸᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᐅᕙᖓᑦ ᐱᖓᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥ WAZ−ᒥ
- ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑭᖑᒃᐸᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᑕᖅᓴᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᑭᖑᒃᐸᖕᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᕙᖓᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ−ᐱᖓᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓂᒃ (ᓄᓇᕗᑦ−ᐱ Nu-W−ᒥ)
- ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑭᖑᒃᐸᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᑕᖅᓴᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᑭᖑᒃᐸᖕᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᕙᖓᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᐅᑉ−ᐱᖓᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓂᒃ (NK−W-ᒥ)
- ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑏᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᖓᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖏᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓖᒃ ᑭᖑᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᐅᕙᖓᑦ ᐱᖓᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖅᕐᕕᐅᕙᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥ WAZ−ᒥ
ᑲᓇᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖅᕐᕕᐅᕙᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥ (EAZ−ᒥ)
- ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑭᖑᒃᐸᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᑕᖅᓴᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᑭᖑᒃᐸᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᐅᕙᖓᑦ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥ (EAZ−ᒥ)
- ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑭᖑᒃᐸᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᑕᖅᓴᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᑭᖑᒃᐸᖕᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᕙᖓᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ−ᐱᖓᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓂᒃ (Nu-E−ᒥ)
- ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑭᖑᒃᐸᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᑕᖅᓴᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᑭᖑᒃᐸᖕᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᕙᖓᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᐅᑉ−ᑲᓇᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓂᒃ (NK−E-ᒥ)
- ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓗᑉ ᐃᑭᕋᓴᖓᓂ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᕕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑭᖑᒃᐸᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᑕᖅᓴᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᑭᖑᒃᐸᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕕᐅᕙᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᑭᖑᒃᓯᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᑕᐅᕙᖓᑦ
- ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑏᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᖓᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖏᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓖᒃ ᑭᖑᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᐅᕙᖓᑦ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖅᕐᕕᐅᕙᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥ EAZ−ᒥ
ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ-ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᐃᑦ ᐃᓗᓕᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑐᓐᓇᐅᓕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐸᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ-ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᒋᕗᑦ ᑎᑭᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂᒃ (www.nwmb.com) ᐅᕝᕙᓗᓐᓃᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᖕᒥᐅᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂᒃ (www.nmrwb.ca) ᐅᕝᕙᓗᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᖃᕐᕕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᑦ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᑭᓇᒃᑰᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐃᓱᐊᓂ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑎᑎᖃᐃᑦ.
