Inuit Stewards

TC continues to require a group of people or an organization to act as “Program Observers”. These Program Observers are required to participate in training, regularly patrol the waters of the Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area (TINMCA), make and record observations regarding marine vessels in TINMCA, and provide reports and/or communications back to TC related to TC’s various program mandates. The content of the reports and communications may include but is not limited to: - Reports of vessels engaged in unsafe navigation, - Reports of vessels observed polluting the environment, - Reports of wrecked, hazardous or abandoned vessels. This reported data may be used to inform program planning, determine program risk factors or may facilitate future enforcement actions.