Estimating the Economic Value of Narwhal and Beluga Hunts in Hudson Bay, Nunavut

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Hoover, Carie, Bailey, Megan, Higdon, Jeff, Ferguson, Steven H., Sumaila, Rashid
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2013
• Subjects: hunting; narwhal; beluga; economic value; Hudson Bay; subsistence hunting; use value; chasse; narval; béluga; valeur économique; baie d’Hudson; chasse de subsistance; valeur d’usage; Arctic; Baleine; Hudson; Nunavut; Beluga; Beluga*; Béluga*; Delphinapterus leucas; Monodon monoceros; narwhal*
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67308

Hunting of narwhal (Monodon monoceros) and beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) in Hudson Bay is an important activity, providing food and income in northern communities, yet few studies detail the economic aspects of these hunts. We outline the uses of narwhal and beluga and estimate the revenues, costs,...