EventNunavut’s Community Services Minister Craig Simailak has urged Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson to grant higher fishing quotas and commercial access to waters off Baffin Island, following criticism from the Qikiqtani Inuit Association of a December 2025 Greenland halibut licence proposal. Pangnirtung’s 77 workers caught 1.3 million tonnes of halibut between February and May, earning over $2 million.
Nunavut’s Community Services Minister Craig Simailak has asked federal fisheries minister Joanne Thompson to grant higher fishing quotas and commercial access to waters off Baffin Island, a move that follows criticism over a December 2025 licence proposal for Greenland halibut and could boost local employment and earnings.
Nunavut’s Community Services Minister Craig Simailak has asked Ottawa to increase fishing quotas and grant commercial access to waters off Baffin Island, following concerns raised by Pangnirtung MLA Johnny Mike and after a federal proposal to award Greenland halibut licences to a Mi’kmaq coalition sparked criticism from the Qikiqtani Inuit Association.
