CBC North: 'This is our home': photo contest highlights coastal regions of James Bay CBC North wrote a piece about the Wildlife Board's 2020 Photo Contest featuring photos from some of our contest winners! Click the following link to check out the article: 'This is our home': photo contest highlights coastal regions of James Bay
Eeyou Marine Region Arctic Change 2020 Video The Eeyou Marine Region Boards will be participating in the Arctic Change 2020 conference next week (Dec 7-10). Check out our video for the virtual conference, highlighting photos submitted by EMR Cree!
WINNERS of the 2020 Eeyou Marine Region Photo Contest! Thank you to everyone who participated in this years’ contest! We had approximately 335 photos submitted by 43 participants. The high quality of this year’s submissions made the decision very difficult! The Eeyou Marine Region Wildlife Board members and staff voted on the winning photos after examining each one for quality, uniqueness of subject matter, and whether or not the photo was taken within the boundaries of the EMR. The winners are: Professional Category - 1st Prize: Katherine Dehm (Wemindji Sunset) Open Category - 1st Prize: Brian Stewart (Chisasibi Winter Teepee) 2nd [...]
Beluga Management in the Nunavik Marine Region The NMRWB and EMRWB have submitted their final decisions on beluga management in the Nunavik Marine Region to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. A summary of these decisions can be found by following this link: https://nmrwb.ca/nmrwb-and-emrwb-beluga-management.../ IMPORTANT: These decisions are not currently in effect. We are awaiting a response from the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. Decisions of the Boards only come into effect if approved by the minister. The official press release can be downloaded here: NMRWB-EMRWB-Press-Release-Final-Decision-beluga
New FISHES website online The new FISHES website in online! Check it out to learn more about it! An important part of this research project focuses on EMR fish populations. http://fishes-project.ibis.ulaval.ca
Polar Bear Safety PUBLIC NOTICE TO ALL EMR LAND USERS! During the ice-free season, polar bears are forced to shore along the coastline and on the offshore islands. The bears will cover long distances along the shorelines and between islands in search of food sources, which includes beached whales and eggs from seabird colonies. Infrequently, bears will also travel a small distance inland along rivers, in search of fish. Please exercise caution while out on the land and always have some type of bear deterrent with you. Please remember to report all polar bear sighting and encounters to your local [...]
Canned Meat and Chicken Wings https://www.cbc.ca/.../cree-crab-chisasibi-trapping-cold... Canned meat and chicken wings secret to catching crabs in northern Quebec | CBC News
Citizen Science Initiative CBC North wrote a piece about the Wildlife Board's "Citizen Scientist" Initiative! Please continue to share your interesting observations - and unusual ones - with us! Contact us on Facebook, or at wildlife@eeyoumarineregion.ca, or talk to your local CTA-EMR local officer! Quebec wildlife officials rely on Cree to provide crucial data on wildlife
Eelgrass Sampling in Eastmain A great start to the week! Sampling eel grass in Eastmain with Niskamoon Corporation and our local CTA-EMR officer (Derek Okimaw). A special thanks to Ernie and Laura Lee for teaching us about their eel-grass sampling project, our boat drivers, local land-users, and tallymen! To read more about the project check out this news article: Cree partners keep large-scale eelgrass research on track during pandemic
New Management Biologist The Eeyou Marine Region Wildlife Board is growing! We are excited to welcome Stephanie Varty to the team. Stephanie will be working as a Management Biologist for the EMRWB and she will be based out of Eastmain, QC. Prior to working for the EMRWB Stephanie worked as an Environmental Technician researching the impacts of aquatic contaminants in northern and remote aquatic systems. Stephanie holds a Master’s Degree in Physical Geography and a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Sciences and Ecology from the University of Toronto. Her M.Sc. research focused on the impacts of climate change and seasonality on [...]
