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bJn..:>J -"'c..>c. A?~b<"c-<ln'-c.3>c Building Nunavut Together Nunauu liuqatigiingniq BAtir le Nunavut ensemble r a-~c <i ~nc-(\_~bd Q. ...oc Minister of Environment Ministaat Avatiliqiyitkut Ministre de !'Environnement May 9, 2018 Daniel Shewchuk A/Chairperson Nunavut Wildlife Management Board P.O. Box 1379 Iqaluit, NU XOA OHO Re: NWMB Consideration of the Government of Nunavut - Department of Environment's Proposal for Decision regarding Dolphin and Union Caribou sport hunts Dear Mr. Shewchuk, In response to your letter dated July 12, 2016, the Government of Nunavut,-D.epartment of Environment (DOE) , would like to clarify its Proposal for Decision (Proposal) to limit sport hunting on the Dolphin and Union caribou herd to 35 tags per year. At this time, the DOE is not proposing new restrictions on either the resident harvest or the beneficiary harvest of the Dolphin and Union Caribou Herd. For clarity, sporth'unters, as referred to in the Proposal, are defined as: • A non-resident: a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant who is not a resident of Nunavut; • A non-resident foreigner: an individual who is not a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant In your letter, you also request the department submit a new request for decision to the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board (NWMB). I do not believe there is a need to re- 1 - ---------------------- - P.O. Box 2410 J(867) 975-5075 Iqaluit, Nunavut XOA OHO i!i(867) 975-5016 bJ(\...:>J .,,c...><'. /\?~0<"c--<Jn"c...~C Building Nunavut Together Nunauu liuqatigiingniq B<'\tir le Nunavut ensemble r o-~ c ~ ~nc-rL~bdO. _.ac Minister of Environment Ministaat Avatiliqiyitkut Ministre de !'Environnement . submit as any re-submission would result in us re-submitting the same- information already provided in the original submission. The NWMB letter also asks for a detailed summary of consultations. • o specific consultation was conducted on this matter with the Hunting and Trapping Organizations (HTOs) as this submission was based on requests from HTOs that the GN limit or remove the sport hunt on the Dolphin and Union caribou herd. This Proposal was brought forward by the affected HTOs and their communities through submissions of Harvest Management recommendations to the Government during a recent consultation process for the Dolphin and Union management plan on January 11-13, 2016 (Attachment A). It was clear from these consultations that both the affected communities support the limiting of sport hunting: the Ekaluktutiak HTO is already followiog the 35- tag limit recommendation (Attachment B) , and the Kugluktuk Angoniatit Association has been recommending for a number of years that the sport harvest for all caribou herds be stopped (Attachment C) . The DOE Proposal aims to accommodate what both HTOs have requested . In order to support current HTO actions, and with consideration of the current status of the Dolphin and Union caribou herd , we would like to· establish a regulation and enforce a limitation of 35 tags per year for non-residents and non resident foreigners on the Dolphin and Union caribou herd. On January 31 , 2011 the Kugluktuk HTO also sent to the Board a motion on stopping sport hunts (Attachment D) . In addition, Bathurst Inlet and Bay Chimo HTOs do not do sport hunts on the Dolphin and Union caribou herd . The only interest of these two communities is for mainland herds. It is also important to note that the rut of the Dolphin and Union Caribou (i.e. sport hunting season) occurs on Victoria Island ; therefore, Bathurst Inlet and Bay Chimo would have limited access to the herd during the sport hunting season. This is the main reason why my department did not specifically consult with those HTOs. Also, Bathurst Inlet and Bay Chimo were represented at the Dolphin and Union Caribou management plan meeting where sport hunts were discussed and at the NWMB · meeting in Cambridge Bay, allowing them ample opportunity to voice their concerns. The proposed sport hunt limit is also higher than what Cambridge Bay's HTO requested , and if approved, will allow the Regional Wildlife Organization to offer a number of tags to other communities. 2 P.O. Box 24 10 J(867) 975-5075 Iqaluit, Nunavut XOA OHO ~ ( 86 7) 975-5016 bJn..:>J ..oc..>G A?~b<"c-<in"c...~c Building Nunavu { Together Nunavuliuqatigiingniq BAtir le Nunavut ensemble r a-~c <J~nc-1"\..~bda...oc Minister of Environment Ministaat Avatiliqiyitkut Ministre de !'Environnement I hope that this information helps in clarifying the issues, Sincerely, Joe Savikataaq Minister cc. Pauloosie Suvega, Deputy Minister, Department of Environment 3 P.O. 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