Monitoring the Domestic Harvest of Migratory Birds in Nunatsiavut, Labrador

Natcher, David C. and Felt, Larry and Chaulk, Keith and Procter, Andrea (2011) Monitoring the Domestic Harvest of Migratory Birds in Nunatsiavut, Labrador. Arctic, 64 (3). pp. 362-366. ISSN 1923-1245

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Abstract

The 2007 Nunatsiavut Inuit Migratory Bird Harvest Study found that the harvest of migratory birds by Nunatsiavut (Labrador) communities represents an important component of their overall subsistence harvest. During the 2006 – 07 year, the Nunatsiavut migratory bird harvest was a reported 5468 birds. Annual harvest estimates at the household, community, and regional levels are summarized. Although these data represent only a single harvesting year, the baseline information that has now been identified will contribute to the establishment of Inuit domestic harvest levels, thereby recognizing the legitimate harvesting needs of Inuit households, while helping to ensure the conservation of migratory bird populations into the future.

Item Type: Article
URI: http://research.library.mun.ca/id/eprint/427
Item ID: 427
Keywords: Labrador; Management; Migratory birds; Nunatsiavut; Subsistence; Wildlife policy
Department(s): Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of > Anthropology
Divisions > Labrador Institute
Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of > Sociology
Date: September 2011
Date Type: Publication

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