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By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News A Department of Fisheries and Oceans study on the population of bowhead whales is being guided by the Iglulik and Nangmautaq hunters and trappers associations (HTAs) in Clyde River from Aug. 5 to Aug. 20. The HTAs will take scientists on boating trips off the coast of Baffin Island to search for the whales, collect samples and take drone footage, according to the project\u2019s primary biologist, Brent Young. \u201cWe\u2019ll rely on local knowledge of our Inuit team members, as well as input from the HTA and local hunters, for locations to search,\u201d Young told Nunavut News. Bowheads are one of the few whales that exclusively live in the Arctic and sub-Arctic waters. They are the longest-living marine mammals in the… <\/p>\n

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By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News A Department of Fisheries and Oceans study on the population of bowhead whales is being guided by the Iglulik and Nangmautaq hunters and trappers associations (HTAs) in Clyde River from Aug. 5 to Aug. 20. The HTAs will take scientists on boating trips off the coast of Baffin Island to search for the whales, collect samples and take drone footage, according to the project\u2019s primary biologist, Brent Young. \u201cWe\u2019ll rely on local knowledge of our Inuit team members, as well as input from the HTA and local hunters, for locations to search,\u201d Young told Nunavut News. Bowheads are one of the few whales that exclusively live in the Arctic and sub-Arctic waters. They are the longest-living marine mammals in the... <\/p>\n

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