Science Advisory Report 2008/035
Total allowable harvest recommendations for Nunavut narwhal and beluga populations
Summary
- Harvest level recommendations are made for Nunavut narwhal and beluga populations where an estimate of their population size is available.
- Cumberland Sound beluga are not included in this analysis as harvest level advice was previously provided and there is no new information with which to update the analysis.
- For the current analysis the Nunavut narwhal and beluga populations are considered data-poor.
- For data-poor populations, where there is insufficient recent data, Potential Biological Removal (PBR) estimates are used as the bases for providing advice on harvest levels.
- Total allowable harvest level recommendations are presented as Total Allowable Landed Catch after removal of hunt losses.
- Hunt loss corrections are derived from annual reports of landed and lost whales from communities under Community Based Management.
- Allocation of harvest should consider that some populations are shared by communities within and outside of Nunavut during annual migrations and while in summer and winter ranges.
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