Nunavut ringed seal monitoring

Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada (Northern Contaminants program) have been working with Nunavut community Hunters and Trappers Organizations and the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board consistently since 1980 to collect samples from harvested ringed seals. The majority of seals were measured in the field by Inuit hunters who recorded date of kill, sex and blubber depth at sternum (0.5 cm). The data from the harvested animals are used to evaluate stressors and overall seal health, in the Canadian Arctic.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 17:44 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 17:44 (UTC)
contact_email	brent.young@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Pêches et Océans Canada"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	EPSG:4269,http://www.epsg-registry.org,
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_published	2020-07-01 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["Marine Habitat", "Fisheries resources", "Mammals", "Marine biology", "Arctic Ocean", "Baffin Bay", "Canadian Basin", "Hudson Bay and James Bay", "Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay"], "fr": ["habitat marin", "Ressources halieutiques", "Mammifère", "Biologie marine", "Océan Arctique", "Baie de Baffin", "Bassin Canadien", "Baie d''Hudson et Baie James", "Détroit d''Hudson et Baie d''Ungava"]}
open_canada_subject	["nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Surveillance du phoque annelé au Nunavut
update_frequency	as_needed