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ID: CBB001421922

Quotas on Narwhal (Monodon Monoceros) Hunting in East Greenland: Trends in Narwhal Killed per Hunter and Potential Impacts of Regulations on Inuit Communities (2013)

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Mammalogy Hunting; trapping Inuit Indians Indigenous peoples; indigeneity Marine biology Natural resource management Environmental protection Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence Conservation biology 20th century, late 21st century Greenland

This study evaluates the introduction of quotas on narwhal hunting in East Greenland with respect to effects on Inuit culture and based on trends in narwhal killed per hunter and assessment of migration patterns. Cultural aspects were assessed through group discussions and comparison between East and Northwest Greenland. Trends in narwhal killed/hunter were modeled from catch statistics using information on number of hunters and climate and ice cover data for the period 1993--2004. Results indicate negative impacts of quotas on Inuit culture; did not detect negative trends in narwhal killed/hunter; and suggest south-west-bound migration, implying potential immigration from non-hunted populations that was not considered in quota setting. The implementation of quotas without local consultations and legal basis in the relevant executive order is therefore in our opinion inappropriate. Conservation and sustainable use of narwhal stocks may be more likely to succeed if local communities are involved through co-management agreements.

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Authors & Contributors
Ken J. Caine
Bathsheba Demuth
Azra Korjenic
Brenda Parlee
Bayne Peterson
Xavier, Rebecca
Journals
Social Studies of Science
Journal of the History of Biology
IA. The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers
Science in Context
História, Ciências, Saúde---Manguinhos
Publishers
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Calgary Press
University of British Columbia Press
UBC Press
Concepts
Environmental protection
Indigenous peoples; indigeneity
Conservation biology
Natural resource management
Hunting; trapping
Conservation of natural resources
Time Periods
21st century
20th century, late
20th century
19th century
20th century, early
Places
Canada
Arctic regions
United States
Baffin Island
Guyana; British Guiana
Missouri (U.S.)
Institutions
Canadian Museum of Civilization
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (U.S.)
Greenpeace
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