Clyde River - ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ

Clyde River is located on the northeast coast of Baffin Island, east of Pond Inlet, and north of Qikiqtarjuaq and Iqaluit. The economy comprises of traditional subsistence harvesting and hunting, and wage-based activities. The community’s hunting and fishing area includes approximately 75 km out to sea, 200 km along the coast to the south, and 270 km along the coast to the north from Clyde River.

The CRN research team visited the community in March 2018. Team members held participatory mapping workshops with the Hunters and Trappers Association, Hamlet staff, Elders, and other resource users, collecting observations on coastal health and changing coastal conditions. Participants provided all data illustrated on this map.

Coastal issues included: many researchers conduct field studies in the community but do not return results; seeing more polar bears near or in the community in recent years; and ice melt has been occurring much earlier, resulting in a shift in their harvesting and cultural activities due to travelling safety concerns.

Community restoration priorities included: the removal of the old access road from Clyde River’s River, a key migratory corridor for Arctic char, removal of abandoned oil drums, and water quality testing at Barrel Lake.

To learn more about Clyde River (English version), please download our research profile here. If you would like to view the Inuktitut version of our research profile, please download here.

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