By Cedric Gallant, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The boundary that marks a protection zone for belugas in the eastern Hudson Bay Region is smaller after a recommendation from Nunavik’s marine wildlife management board was accepted by the federal government. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced the change Thursday in a news release. Hunters are limited to a total allowable harvest of belugas within this zone per year. But the northern boundary of the beluga management zone is now south of Inukjuak, which means hunters in that community can now harvest an unlimited number of beluga in their coastal waters. The Nastapoka River estuary and the Little Whale River estuary are still considered closed areas, and require an approved estuary harvest plan for opening. Hunters who wish to hunt…
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