Memorial, QC announce new chair in Qikiqtani Inshore Fisheries Science, Training and Education

Memorial University’s Fisheries and Marine Institute has partnered with Qikiqtaaluk Corporation to establish a new chair in Qikiqtani Inshore Fisheries Science, Training and Education. Qikiqtaaluk Corporation is supporting the chair with $500K Marine Institute research scientist Dr Scott Grant will be the inaugural holder of the chair and will conduct community-based research in four Qikiqtani region communities in support of food security and commercial development. “We are offering our experience in emerging fisheries research and development to these communities to help guide them through the regulatory process, based on the wishes and decisions of the communities themselves,” said Grant. Nation Talk| Memorial Note: Archived stories may contain dead links or be missing source links.