Inuvialuit have always been stewards of their lands and waters, protecting the ecosystems and animals that will continue to provide for generations to come.

In Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, an Inuvialuit-led aquatic monitoring program is at the heart of efforts to monitor aquatic ecosystems and prepare for climate change in the Western Arctic. 

Protecting the Harvest documents the Acoustic Monitoring and Observation Program in Ulukhaktok—community-developed in partnership with Oceans North and Sheluqun Environmental Consulting—as researchers collect the environmental data needed to track marine ecosystem health and pursue a marine protected area that would provide additional resources and protections in the face of environmental change.

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