Logistical Coordination of Meetings for Narwhal Co-Management Allocation of the New TAH Levels

Under the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement (NLCA), wildlife management responsibilities are shared between co-management partners, including Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI), the Government of Nunavut (GN), the Nunavut Inuit Wildlife Secretariat (NIWS), the three Nunavut Regional Wildlife Organizations (RWOs) including Qikiqtaaluk Wildlife Board (QWB) and the Kitikmeot Wildlife Board (KRWB), and the Nunavut Inuit Wildlife and Environment Advisory Council (NIWEAC). The primary purpose of the allocation meeting is to discuss the new Total Allowable Harvest (TAH) levels for narwhal stocks for the 2018/19 harvesting season. Representatives from the QWB, the KRWB, the Baffin Bay harvesting Hunters’ and Trappers’ Organizations (HTOs), the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board (NWMB), Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI), and the Government of Nunavut (GN) have been invited to participate. The overall goal is to establish sustainable community harvest limits for the Baffin Bay stocks consistent with the narwhal Integrated Fisheries Management Plan and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. In accordance with the Nunavut Lands Claims Agreement (NLCA) the QWB is responsible for and provides financial and administrative support, and coordinate the responsibilities of HTOs in the Qikiqtaaluk region of Nunavut utilizing, including administration of RWO Finances and relevant accounting requirements, HTO core funding disbursement in accordance with contributions agreements, and act as liaison between HTO/RWO and other organizations such as NWMB, NTI, GN and DFO.