How Pangnirtung Fisheries is making waves in the industry – Nunavut News

March 17, 2025

More than 300,000 lbs of turbot caught by March 7

This is the first of a series of stories looking at Pangnirtung Fisheries and how it’s helping the community by providing jobs and developing the economy.

It’s a very cold day on March 7 in Pangnirtung. But that’s a good thing.

The season for turbot fishing turbot on which the community is dependent is starting later and later in the winter, making for a shorter season overall. This winter, the fishing season began on Feb. 17. It had started in December in recent years.