Three Nunavut communities approved for 2020 bowhead harvest – Nunatsiaq News

22 July 2020

But one community will not host the hunt because of COVID-19 concerns

The Nunavut communities of Coral Harbour and Sanirajak plan to hold bowhead whale hunts this summer.

A third community, Qikiqtarjuaq, also received approval to hold a bowhead hunt, but has decided not to because of COVID-19 concerns, according to the Qikiqtaaluk Wildlife Board.

Since 2015, the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ annual quota for bowhead whales in Nunavut has been set at five per year: two for the Kivalliq region, two for the Qikiqtani and one for the Kitikmeot.

Regional wildlife boards choose which communities receive the tags each year and approve hunt plans.

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