The document outlines beluga whale allocations for various regions in Canada for 2017. It lists the total number of whales each region is allocated to harvest in the spring and fall seasons, as well as notes that allocations cannot be transferred between regions without approval. It also notes that some regions have additional harvest opportunities through sharing agreements or pilot projects that are outside of their quota totals.
Original Description:
RNUK beluga whale hunt allocations for 2017, drafted May 24, 2017
The document outlines beluga whale allocations for various regions in Canada for 2017. It lists the total number of whales each region is allocated to harvest in the spring and fall seasons, as well as notes that allocations cannot be transferred between regions without approval. It also notes that some regions have additional harvest opportunities through sharing agreements or pilot projects that are outside of their quota totals.
The document outlines beluga whale allocations for various regions in Canada for 2017. It lists the total number of whales each region is allocated to harvest in the spring and fall seasons, as well as notes that allocations cannot be transferred between regions without approval. It also notes that some regions have additional harvest opportunities through sharing agreements or pilot projects that are outside of their quota totals.
IMPORTANT:
Allocations
are
NOT
transferable
between
regions
or
seasons
without
approval
from
RNUK.
Kangiqsualujjuaq
Spring:
13
in
Ungava
Bay-Hudson
Strait
Fall:
3
in
Ungava
Bay,
4
in
Hudson
Strait
(Killiniq)
TOTAL:
20
Kuujjuaq
Spring:
35
in
Ungava
Bay-Hudson
Strait
Fall:
5
in
Ungava
Bay
TOTAL:
40
Tasiujaq
Spring:
8
in
Ungava
Bay-Hudson
Strait
Fall:
7
in
Ungava
Bay
TOTAL:
15
Aupaluk
Spring:
8
in
Ungava
Bay-Hudson
Strait
Fall:
7
in
Ungava
Bay
TOTAL:
15
Kangirsuk
Spring:
15
in
Ungava
Bay-Hudson
Strait
Fall:
5
in
Hudson
Strait
TOTAL:
20
Quaqtaq
Spring:
28
in
Hudson
Strait-Ungava
Bay
Fall:
7
in
Hudson
Strait
TOTAL:
35
Kangiqsujuaq
Spring:
28
in
Hudson
Strait-Ungava
Bay
Fall:
7
in
Hudson
Strait
TOTAL:
35
Salluit
Spring:
30
in
Hudson
Strait-Ungava
Bay
Fall:
5
in
Hudson
Strait
TOTAL:
35
Ivujivik
Spring:
25
in
Hudson
Strait-Ungava
Bay
Fall:
10
in
Hudson
Strait
TOTAL:
35
Akulivik
Spring:
12
in
Hudson
Strait-Ungava
Bay
Fall:
13
in
North
Eastern
Hudson
Bay
TOTAL:
25
Puvirnituk
Spring:
20
in
Hudson
Strait-Ungava
Bay
Fall:
15
in
North
Eastern
Hudson
Bay
TOTAL:
35
Inukjuak
All
year:
3
in
East
Hudson
Bay
Spring:
22
in
Hudson
Strait-Ungava
Bay
*Additional:
10+
in
Sanikiluaq
and/or
Long
Island
TOTAL:
35+
Umiujaq
All
year:
3
in
East
Hudson
Bay
Spring:
10
in
Hudson
Strait-Ungava
Bay
*Additional:
10+
in
Sanikiluaq,
Long
Island,
and/or
early
spring
Kuujjuaraapik
pilot
project
TOTAL:
23+
Kuujjuaraapik
All
year:
2
in
East
Hudson
Bay
*Additional:
20+
in
Sanikiluaq,
Long
Island,
and/or
early
spring
Kuujjuaraapik
pilot
project
TOTAL:
22+
*Additional
harvest
for
Inukjuak,
Umiujaq,
and
Kuujjuaraapik
come
from
opportunities
to
harvest
without
affecting
the
Quota.
These
include
the
Kuujjuaraapik
pilot
project,
the
Sanikiluaq
sharing
agreement,
and
hunting
at
Long
Island.
+
indicates
hunters
are
free
to
harvest
beyond
the
number
shown
in
these
additional
harvest
areas.