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Baffin Fisheries is a 100% Inuit-owned company. The Company is jointly owned by five Hunters and Trappers Associations in the Qikiqtani Region of Nunavut: Pangnirtung, Amaruq (Iqaluit), Mittimatalik (Pond Inlet), Mayukalik (Kimmirut), and Namautalik (Clyde River). BF currently owns and operates two factory freezer trawlers and one factory freezer gillnetter. Corporate office is in Iqaluit with operational offices in Paradise, Newfoundland, Pangnirtung, and Pond Inlet. Baffin Fisheries also maintains a minority share in Pangnirtung Fisheries Ltd. Our goal is to maximize benefits and ensure sustainability of fisheries resources for Nunavut. We reinvest profits from the commercial offshore fishing industry to deliver economic benefits and opportunities to our communities.

Our Goal

Baffin Fisheries is committed to maximizing economic benefits for Nunavut, while ensuring a sustainable, healthy fishery and biosphere for all future generations. Our employees work with HTAs, agencies, and governments to develop appropriate economic development opportunities. Members of our management team work with industry stakeholders and regulatory agencies to continuously improve its operations and protect the natural environment. Baffin Fisheries is a strong supporter of the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board’s vision for benefits delivery, and responsible stewardship guidelines.



Mission & Vision

Our vision is for economic self-sufficiency for Nunavut

Our mandate is to maximize benefits and ensure sustainability of fisheries resources for Nunavut.

Our mission is to be the leading provider of wild, sustainable, cold-water seafood, for the benefit of Nunavut.

Baffin Fisheries considers effective Health, Safety and Environmental (HS&E) Management to be of the utmost importance to its business. The objective of our company HS&E Program is to prevent workplace accidents, injuries and illness, and to promote health, safety and the protection of the environment in every task undertaken by employees on behalf of the company. For every decision we make, health, safety and the environment must be carefully considered.


Company Structure


Management Team

Kavavow Mikijuk

President

Chris Flanagan

Chief Executive Officer

Glenn Grandy

Chief Financial Officer

Peter Adams

Chief Operating Officer

Harvey Nutarak

General Manager & Director Business Development Nunavut

Perry Akavak

Nunavut Project Coordinator

Jason Dunphy

Manager Fleet Operations

Paul Loder

Manager Planning & Logistics

Michele Stanley 

Crewing/Recruitment Coordinator

Jessica MacArthur

HSE Manager

Board of Directors

Jimmy Akavak

Amaruq HTA Association (Iqaluit, Nunavut)

Archie Angnakak

Amaruq HTA Association (Iqaluit, Nunavut)

Jawlie Mingeriak

Mayukalik HTO Association (Kimmirut, Nunavut)

Jawlie Akavak

Mayukalik HTO Association (Kimmirut, Nunavut)

Phanuel Enooarak

Mittimatalik HTO Association (Pond Inlet, Nunavut )

David Pitseolak

Mittimatalik HTO Association (Pond Inlet, Nunavut )

Roger Etuangat

Nammautaq HTO Association (Clyde River, Nunavut)

Kelly Kilabuk

Pangnirtung HTO Association (Pangnirtung, Nunavut)

Sandy Kautuq

Nammautaq HTO Association (Clyde River, Nunavut)

Mathew Nauyuk

Pangnirtung HTO Association (Pangnitung, Nunavut)


Timeline

Learn more about how Baffin has grown and the
difference we've made along the way.

Baffin Fisheries Coalition Created

Baffin Fisheries Coalition was created to invest in a fishing fleet and develop the capacity for a sustainable Inuit-owned and managed turbot fishery in Nunavut. In 2000, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans announced that the fishery in the region would be managed as a separate unit and Nunavut would receive the exploratory quota of 3,500-tonnes.


Certifications

Our certifications ensure that our crews stay safe and that the products we handle are managed as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible.

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