Reference number : 2021-CN-000639, amendment number : , agreement type : C, recipient legal name : KABVA MARINE SERVICES & CONTRACTING LTD, recipient country : CA, recipient province : NU, recipient city : Iqaluit, NUNAVUT, CANADA, recipient postal code : X0A 1H0, program name english : Northern Isolated Communities Initiative, program name french : Le Fonds des initiatives pour les communautés nordiques isolées, program purpose english : Supports food security in Northern and Indigenous communities by helping to strengthen and support Indigenous and northern food systems in Canada’s North, reducing food insecurity, and seeking out creative solutions to food challenges across Canada’s North. This initiative will also support investments in northern small- to medium-enterprises, territorial governments, and community organizations pursuing food security related initiatives., program purpose french : Appuie la sécurité alimentaire des communautés autochtones et du Nord en aidant à renforcer et à soutenir les systèmes alimentaires autochtones et nordiques dans le Nord canadien, en réduisant l’insécurité alimentaire, et en cherchant des solutions créatives aux défis alimentaires dans tout le Nord canadien. Cette initiative appuiera également les investissements dans les petites et moyennes entreprises, les gouvernements territoriaux et les organisations communautaires cherchant à mettre en œuvre des initiatives liées à la sécurité alimentaire., agreement title english : Exploratory Arctic Char Fishing, agreement title french : nan, agreement number : 2021-CN-000639, agreement value : 107700.0, agreement start date : 2020-12-01, agreement end date : 2023-03-31, description english : Test fishery for exploratory fishing for arctic char in two locations in Frobisher Bay; York Sound and Kendall Straits., description french : Pêche expérimentale pour la pêche exploratoire de l’omble chevalier à deux endroits dans la baie de Frobisher, soit York Sound et Kendall Straits., expected results english : As a result of this project, Kabva Marine in partnership with DFO intends to establish a commercial quota for char in the locations. It will create 12 to 14 jobs for the duration of the fishing portion of the project. With the establishment of the quota it has the potential to create a long term, sustainable market for ocean caught char. The intent, in the future, would be to repeat this process in other areas to establish similar types of quotas., expected results french : nan, additional information english : nan, additional information french : nan, owner organization : cannor, owner organization title : Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency | Agence canadienne de développement économique du Nord