Integrated Fisheries Management Plan : Cambridge Bay Arctic char commercial fishery, Nunavut Settlement Area

To avoid over-exploitation of this system from the competing pressure of the local food fishery, the commercial fishery was relocated in 1962 further from the community to the mouth of the Ekalluktok (Ekalluk) River, where the river empties into Wellington Bay. [...] Arctic Char plays an important role in the social culture, nutritional and economic growth of the community – fostering the continuation of traditional culture and lifestyles, provision of irreplaceable traditional foods, and the economic benefits of successful commercial and recreational fisheries. [...] The NWMB is the main instrument of wildlife management in the Nunavut Settlement Area (NSA), although the Minister retains ultimate authority and responsibility for wildlife management and conservation of fish. [...] The NWMB and DFO Minister consider matters relating to the proper management and control of fisheries and the conservation of fish within the NSA. [...] The powers and functions of RWOs (NLCA 5.7.6) include: Regulation of harvesting practices and techniques among the members of HTOs in the region, including the use of non-quota limitations.