Coats Island Seabird Camp
A sleeping cabin with office and storage space to accommodate up to 8 people and a kitchen cabin with attached room containing a composting toilet.
Camp, with kitchen cabin in the foreground and main cabin in the background. Photo credit: Jennifer Provencher
Name Email Phone Number
Primary Contact Amie Black amie.black@canada.ca (613) 998-8523
Secondary Contact Grant Gilchrist [email protected] (613) 998-7364
Owner Environment and Climate Change Canada
Membership Regular Member
Website www.ec.gc.ca
Latitude 62.95
Longitude -82.0
Location Coats Island, Northern Hudson Bay
Nearest Community Coral Harbour
Territory/ Province Nunavut
Aboriginal Government/ Homeland Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Facility Type Seasonally-Operated Field Camp
Research Hinterland Coastal, Marine, Sea Ice, Tundra
Main Research Disciplines Environmental Sciences, Marine biology
Current Projects Long term seabird colony monitoring and research program. Environment Canada and the Northern Contaminants program runs a long-term seabird egg contaminants monitoring program at Coats Island.
Power Generator, Solar
Communications Satellite phone, VHF
Local Transportation By twin-otter from Iqaluit (700 km) or via local boat from Coral Harbour (100 km)
Equipment Storage Small storage shed attached to sleeping cabin
Dormitory/Sleeping Facilities Sleeping cabin accommodates up to 8 people
Dining/Kitchen Facilities A kitchen cabin contains basic amenities
Laboratory Facilities None
Fuel Availability None
Research Requirements Nunavut Research Permit; Migratory Birds Research Permit; Kivalliq Inuit Association land use permit
Special Rules and Regulations N/A
Local External Resources N/A
Nearest Medical Service Coral Harbour nursing station (100 km)
Safety Considerations Environment Canada health and safety guidelines must be followed at this site. Cost N/A
Other Information N/A
Last Updated 2016-05-02