Floe Edge Blog

Rankin Inlet’s youth arrived in Gillam to learn about the customs and traditions of Fox Lake Cree Nation.
Credit: The Climate and Us

A variety of species depend on Pikialasorsuaq, also known as Sarvarjuaq or the North Water Polynya.
Credit: Oceans North Kalaallit Nunaat

Fisheries Director Katie Schleit.
What We’re Working On

Sealskin kamiks, Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Nunavut.
Credit: Kristin Westdal
Arctic Science & Indigenous Knowledge
Sustainable Arctic conservation draws on the best information to support a healthy marine environment and thriving Arctic communities.

Torngat Fjords, Nunatsiavut.
Credit: Kristin Westdal
Indigenous Protected Areas & Marine Conservation
Building a network of Arctic marine conservation areas identified and managed by Inuit will encourage resilient ecosystems that support a traditional way of life.

Staff brave the bugs while collecting data on belugas for Inuvialuit community-based monitoring program near Paulatuk, Northwest Territories.
Credit: Louie Porta
Conservation Jobs & Training
Indigenous Arctic experts should be hired to oversee marine conservation areas and monitor ecosystems.