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Examples of use of Local Ecological Knowledge in Greenland

Examples of use of Local Ecological Knowledge in Greenland. Siorapaluk. 60 inhabitants 16 occupational hunters 7 part-time hunters High cultural value Subsistence and economic importance Hunting from kayak using harpoons. Catch and Effort. Distribution of the catch.

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Examples of use of Local Ecological Knowledge in Greenland

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  1. Examples of use of LocalEcologicalKnowledge in Greenland

  2. Siorapaluk • 60 inhabitants • 16 occupational hunters • 7 part-time hunters • High cultural value • Subsistence and economic importance • Hunting from kayak using harpoons

  3. Catch and Effort

  4. Distribution of the catch

  5. Trends in narwhal (Monodonmonoceros) stocks and options for co-management in East Greenland: An investigation of CPUE and potential impacts of quotas on Inuit communities Martin R. Nielsen & Henrik Meilby

  6. East Greenland Little knowledgeonabundance and stockdeliniation Culturalimplications of quotas and regulationmeassures

  7. Climate variations

  8. Slight but significant negative trend in ice cover

  9. Climate variations

  10. Catch per unit effort The results indicate a positive trend considering effort and climate

  11. Catch per unit effort

  12. Catch per unit effort

  13. Migration patterns

  14. Migration patterns

  15. Attitudes towards regulations West Greenland • Applauded increased control with allocation of occupational hunter permits, exclusion of people without appropriate equipment and experience, and further restrictions on part-time hunters’ access to quotas and proportion of the quota • People above the official retirement age and people receiving disability retirement benefits should not be able to hold a occupational hunting license East Greenland • Opposed to any distinction between occupational and part time hunt • Elder hunters have an important function in handing down experience and the suggestion was considered unacceptable.

  16. Lessons • LEK represents a largely untapped potential in Greenland • LEK could inform national and local management decisions • To fully integrate LEK in management decisions co-management agreements should be established • Use the cost efficient data potential in systematically recorded observations by the hunters • Pay close attention to stakeholder incentives in the use of LEK

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