Nunavut hunters “harvest” bowhead whale in Kivalliq region

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Whaling crew brought in a whale Sunday

Jane George·CBC News·Posted: Aug 24, 2022 4:21 PM CT | Last Updated: August 24

A line of people, clad in coats, hats and boots, stand atop the partially butchered carcass of a large bowhead whale on a shore with their arms raised in celebration. Behind them more people watch.
The whaling crew from Rankin Inlet stands atop the bowhead whale they harvested with the help of people from Naujaat.(Source: Jessica Lynn Tinashlu)

Awhaling crew from Rankin Inlet,Nunavut, landed their bowhead whalelate Sunday with the help of community members in Naujaat, after two weeks of scouting around the Kivalliq region’s waters.

It was just the beginning of a long night for the young whalers, who towed the huge whale behind their boats to a spot near Naujaat for butchering. They spent about five hours flensing it.

Joeffrey Kaludjak, the captain of the crew, told CBC’s Pauline Pemikthe whale measured 49 feet and seven inches.

“It’s up there with some of the biggest ones,” he said.”They grow about 60 feet … but this one was…

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