Bylot Island
Eclipse Sound is part of the Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area (NMCA)—a national marine conservation area that includes all of the waters surrounding Bylot Island. The NMCA covers an area of including the waters surrounding the marine portions of Sirmilik National Park, Nirjutiqavvik National Wildlife Area, Bylot Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary, and Prince Leopold Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary. In August 2019, the Government of Canada and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) announced the signing of an Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement (IIBA), required for final establishment of Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area.