Eeyou Marine Region and Nunavik Marine Region Wildlife Board Member Candidate Pool Are you passionate about wildlife? Put your knowledge to use! The Government of Canada is looking to establish a pool of candidates to serve on the Eeyou Marine Region and Nunavik Marine Region Wildlife Boards. Learn more about this Appointment opportunity here and submit your application before the August 3 deadline: https://www.canada.ca/.../env.../corporate/appointments.html

NOTICE The EMRWB would like the public to be aware that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) will be conducting a beluga whale survey by plane between July 20-August 30, 2021. The survey will be covering Hudson Bay and James Bay. If you see a plane over the bay during this time it may be the beluga survey planes, no need to be alarmed! Feel free to contact the EMRWB staff over Facebook or at wildlife@eeyoumarineregion.ca if you have any questions.

Reporting Rainbow Smelt in the EMR Have you seen this fish?             The EMRWB has been receiving reports of Rainbow Smelt caught in Waskaganish, Eastmain, and Wemindji. The Rainbow Smelt is an invasive species, meaning that it doesn't come from James Bay, and can have negative effects on native fish species. It is originally found on both the Pacific and the Atlantic coast, but they have started moving into the Great Lakes and the Hudson Bay watershed. Rainbow Smelt can negatively impact fish through competition for habitat and resources. Their main competitors are trout, cisco, [...]

Polar Bear Ecology Field Work in the EMR Last week, the EMRWB and CTA-EMR started our polar bear ecology research with Alexandra Langwieder from McGill University. Alex is placing cameras and hair snags along the coast and offshore islands to learn more about polar bear health, diet, and genetics. We will be sharing new information with the communities as the project progresses! So far, we have started work in Waskaganish and Eastmain. We would like to send our thanks to the amazing boat guides and technicians from last week, including Anderson Jolly , Bernard Diamond, Daniel Diamond, Wilfred Cheezo, Roussel [...]