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Sampling Program of the Beluga Harvest in Nunavik, 2006

出版	Makivik Corporation, 2007
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=KbzXjwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋"Introduction: The Inuit of northern Quebec continue to depend on many marine species as sources of country food. These species include seals, walrus, beluga whales and fish. A process of co-management of these populations has been initiated, which involves the participation of both scientists and Inuit. Studies are being conducted on beluga to ensure wise management of the stocks. In Nunavik, the harvest of marine species is spread over a wide area, thus it is very expensive for a single scientific investigator to cover the whole region. Inuit hunters have a detailed knowledge of the anatomy and behaviour of the wildlife they harvest. This knowledge has been used to decrease the costs of collecting samples and data. For over a decade now, Inuit hunters have been completing these data forms and sending samples to the Nunavik Research Centre. This integrated approach to obtain samples and collect data has been undertaken in conjunction with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), Environment Canada, The Kativik Regional Government and the Nunavik Research Centre (NRC) of Makivik Corporation. Members of the local Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Associations (HFTA) gather samples from beluga and related information, then send them to the NRC. Samples are processed at the Research Centre and those collected for other investigators are forwarded on to them. ... Summary of samples gathered in 2006: Samples were collected from beluga whales to: identify stocks through genetic analysis; determine the age structure of the harvest. ... Methods: Sampling kits: Kits were prepared using Ziplock brand freezer bags. ... Each kit and its contents were identified with a serial number. The kits were sent to all communities in Nunavik prior to the whale-hunting season. A community coordinator was responsible for the distribution and collection of kits. Staff at NRC verified that the kits had arrived in the communities by phone. ... Results and Discussion: Community participation in the sampling program, which has been carried out more than a decade, remains low with some communities which hunted but did not return any kits ... This is likely from dissatisfaction with the reduction in quotas or the regulation that they must travel to a hunting zone far from their community. Thus, in some communities, no or few samples have been provided. The reluctance of some hunters to participate because they disagree with the quota that is in place for beluga is understandable. However, if no information is collected, the quota will be based on existing information and will not likely change. By participating in the project, some communities show their concern for beluga management - the purpose of which is to ensure that there are belugas for the next generation to hunt. In other communities, they see that collaboration with biologists has only brought them a reduction in allowable harvest. Given that the beluga harvest is such a contentious issue, the number of complete kits that were returned (n=57) shows that a sizable number of hunters still are willing to participate in the sampling program. (Au) -- ASTIS [online] bibliography.