Inuit spring hunting techniques and local knowledge of the ringed seal in Arctic Bay (Ikpiarjuk), Nunavut

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Furgal, Chris M., Innes, Stuart, Kovacs, Kit M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2002
• Subjects: Arctic; Nunavut; Arctic Bay; Lair; Admiralty Inlet; Tiggak; Arctic bay; inuit; Phoca hispida; Polar Research; ringed seal
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2126; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v21i1.6470

Inuit hunting techniques used to catch ringed seals (Phoca hispida) were observed April-June 1993 on the land-fast ice of Admiralty Inlet, Nunavut, and adjoining fjords and bays. In addition, a survey of hunting techniques and knowledge of ringed seal biology and behaviour was conducted in the commu...