Introduction

Introduction: NWMB’s Written Public Hearing to Consider Modifications to Total Allowable Harvests for the Somerset Island, East Baffin Island, Jones Sound and Smith Sound Narwhal Management Units

ᖃᐅᔨᒃᑲᐃᒍᑏᑦ: ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᓈᓚᑦᑎᑦᓯᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᑖᖖᒍᕆᐊᕈᑏᑦ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᑲᑎᑦᑐᒋᑦ ᐊᔪᖖᒋᑕᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑰᒐᓇᔫᑉ ᐃᒪᖓᓂ, ᑲᓇᓐᓇᖓᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ, ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑑᑉ ᐃᒪᕕᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓛᖠᑦ ᓄᓈᑕ ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᓪᓚᖖᒍᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᒡᕕᐅᔪᓂ

September 30, 2016

THE PURPOSE of this Nunavut Wildlife Management Board (NWMB or Board) written public hearing is to consider modifications to total allowable harvests for the Somerset Island, East Baffin Island, Jones Sound and Smith Sound narwhal management units.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada has filed a Proposal for NWMB Decision (Proposal), requesting modifications to total allowable harvests for six narwhal management units. Please note that this written public hearing will only address the proposed modifications to total allowable harvests for the Somerset Island, East Baffin Island, Jones Sound and Smith Sound narwhal management units. The NWMB will consider proposed modifications to total allowable harvests for the Eclipse Sound and Admiralty Inlet narwhal management units through a separate public hearing process. The Proposal, along with other documents comprising the best available information to date, is available for review or download from the NWMB’s website (www.nwmb.com).

ᓰᑎᒻᐱᕆ 30, 2016

ᐊᑑᑎᖓ ᐅᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᕗᑦᒥ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ (ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ) ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑎᒍᒃ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᓈᓚᑦᑎᑦᓯᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᑖᖖᒍᕆᐊᕈᑏᑦ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᑲᑎᑦᑐᒋᑦ ᐊᔪᖖᒋᑕᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑰᒐᓇᓛᑉ ᐃᒪᖓᓂ, ᑲᓇᓐᓇᖓᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ,  ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑑᑉ ᐃᒪᕕᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓛᖠᑦ ᓄᓈᑕ ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᓪᓚᖖᒍᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᒡᕕᐅᔪᓂ.

ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑐᓂᓯᓯᒪᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᑐᑦᓯᕋᐅᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕈᑎᖓᓂᒃ (ᑐᑦᓯᕋᐅᑦ), ᑐᑦᓯᕋᕐᑐᑦ ᓄᑖᖖᒍᕆᐊᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᑎᑦᑐᒋᑦ ᐊᔪᖖᒋᑕᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᖓᓲᔪᕐᑐᓂ ᐊᓪᓚᖖᒍᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᒡᕕᐅᔪᓂ.  ᐊᑏ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᐊᕐᐳᓯ ᐃᒫᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᓈᓚᑦᑎᑦᓯᓂᖅ ᑲᒪᓂᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᓂᒃ ᓄᑖᖖᒍᕆᐊᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᑲᑎᑦᑐᒋᑦ ᐊᔪᖖᒋᑕᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᒫᓂ ᑰᒐᓇᔫᑉ ᐃᒪᖓᓂ, ᑲᓇᓐᓇᖓᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ, ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑑᑉ ᐃᒪᕕᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓛᖠᑦ ᓄᓈᑕ ᐊᓪᓚᖖᒍᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᒡᕕᐅᔪᓂ.  ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᑲᒪᓛᕐᑐᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᓂᒃ ᓄᑖᖖᒍᕆᐊᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᑲᑎᑦᑐᒋᑦ ᐊᔪᖖᒋᑕᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒃᒥ ᑲᖏᕐᖢᐊᖅᔪᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᖏᕐᖢᒃᒥ ᐊᓪᓚᖖᒍᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᒡᕕᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑰᖓᔪᒥ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᓈᓚᑦᑎᑦᓯᓂᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓗᓂ.  ᑐᑦᓯᕋᐅᑦ, ᐃᓚᖃᕐᑐᒍ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓈᒻᒪᓂᕐᐹᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᕋᑦᓴᓂᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒧᑦ, ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᕗᑦ ᕿᒥᒡᕈᔭᐅᒍᓐᓇᕐᑐᑎᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᒍᓐᓇᕐᑐᑎᒃ ᐅᕙᖖᒐᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᓚᒃᑲᐅᒪᒡᕕᖓᑦᒃ (www.nwmb.com).

Rules

HEARING RULES:

1. The NWMB shall provide notice to the public at least thirty (30) days prior to the deadline for filing hearing submissions.
2. Any interested person or body may file with the NWMB a written submission and supporting documentation[1] in response to Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Proposal, or otherwise regarding the Somerset Island, East Baffin Island, Jones Sound and Smith Sound narwhal management units – duly translated into Inuktitut or English as the case may be – by no later than 5:00 p.m. (Iqaluit time) on November 4^th 2016.
3. Unless persuasive written and translated reasons are provided to the NWMB for late filing, the NWMB will not consider materials for this hearing that are not filed on time.
4. The requirement for translation of submissions and supporting documentation filed with the NWMB does not apply to individual members of the public.
5. For all others who file supporting documentation with the NWMB, the requirement for translation does not apply to such documents over ten (10) pages in length, as long as each supporting document that is not translated is accompanied by a concise, translated summary (English and Inuktitut) at least two (2) pages in length.
6. The NWMB shall ensure that all materials filed with it or produced by it are made publicly available, subject to relevant confidentiality or privacy concerns.
7. Any representative or agent of the Government of Canada or Government of Nunavut, any Hunters and Trappers Organization or Regional Wildlife Organization and any Inuk shall be accorded the status of party for the hearing.
8. Unless invited by the NWMB to be a party, any other person or body wishing to be named as a party by the NWMB shall make an appropriate request in writing to the NWMB.

ᓈᓚᑦᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᑦ:

1. ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᐊᕐᐳᑦ ᑐᓴᕐᑎᑦᓯᒍᒻᒥᒃ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᑐᖔᓂᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ 30 ᐅᓪᓗᐃᑦ ᓯᕗᕐᖓᒍᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓯᒪᒡᕕᐅᒋᐊᓕᐅᑉ ᓈᓚᑦᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓂᒃ.

2. ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒍᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᒍᓐᓇᕐᐳᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑐᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓂᒃ^[1] ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᑯᐊ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑐᑦᓯᕋᐅᑎᖓᓄᑦ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᒍᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᑲᑎᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᕐᓂᐊᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᒍᑏᑦ ᐊᑦᓛᓐᑎᒃ ᐊᐃᕕᕐᓂᒃ ᒫᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦᒥ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᑖᖑᓯᒪᔫᑉ ᓇᓛᓂ - ᑐᑭᓕᐅᕐᓯᒪᑦᓯᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑐᑦ ᓇᓪᓕᐊᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ - ᑎᑭᖖᒋᓐᓂᖓᓂ 5:00 ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ (ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᓯᕿᖖᒍᔭᖓᑐᑦ) ᐅᓇ))H ᓅᕕᒻᐱᕆ 4, 2016.

3. ᐃᓛᒃ ᓱᓕᔪᕆᔭᐅᓕᕈᓐᓇᕐᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᑭᓕᐅᕐᑕᐅᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᓄᑦ ᑭᖑᕙᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᓛᙱᑕᖏᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓈᓚᑦᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓐᓂᖏᑉᐸᑕ ᑭᖑᕙᕋᑎᒃ.

4. ᐱᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᑐᑭᓕᐅᕐᑕᐅᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑏᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᑐᐊᓄᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ.

5. ᐊᓯᓕᒫᖏᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑐᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓂᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᓄᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓ ᑐᑭᓕᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓄᑦ ᐊᒥᓲᓂᕐᓴᓂᒃ 10 ᒪᑉᐱᕐᑐᒐᓕᓐᓄᑦ, ᐊᑐᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑐᕈᑏᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑦ ᑐᑭᓕᐅᕐᑕᐅᒪᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᐸᑕ ᓱᓕᔪᓂᒃ, ᑐᑭᓕᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓇᐃᓈᕈᑎᓂᒃ (ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ) ᒪᒡᕉᓐᓂᒃ (2) ᒪᑉᐱᕐᑐᒑᓐᓂᒃ.

6. ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᐃᑉᐱᒍᓱᓐᓂᐊᕐᐳᑦ ᐃᓘᓐᓇᑎᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᑦ ᑕᒡᕗᖓ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᓚᒃᑲᕐᑕᖏᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᒐᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ, ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᑐᑦ ᒪᐅᖓᑐᐃᓐᓈᕆᐊᖃᖖᒋᓐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑲᖖᒍᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒍᑏ.

7. ᓇᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑭᒡᒐᖓᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᖓᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᓐᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᓐᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦᒥ, ᓇᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᑭᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᑏᑦ ᑎᒥᖏᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᕕᑦᑐᕐᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᑎᒥᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐃᓄᒃ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᐳᖅ ᑲᒪᖃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓈᓚᑦᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥ.

8.   ᐃᓛᒃ ᖃᐃᖅᑯᔭᐅᒪᙱᒃᑯᑎᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᓄᑦ ᑲᒪᖃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᓯᓕᒫᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᒍᒪᔪᑦ ᑲᒪᖃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᓄᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᒋᐊᓖᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᑦᓯᕋᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᓄᑦ.

Agenda

To be determined.