Inuit-owned fishing firm Baffin Fisheries christened its new vessel Inuksuk II in an Iqaluit ceremony earlier this week.
The brand new vessel is the “largest Canadian-owned fishing vessel” within the nation, in keeping with outgoing Baffin Fisheries CEO Chris Flanagan.
Baffin Fisheries president Kavavow Mikijuk mentioned the corporate is extraordinarily proud that Nunavummuit acquired an opportunity to see the brand new “cutting-edge” vessel at Tuesday’s ceremony.
Baffin Fisheries is owned by the Hunters and Trappers Associations of Pangnirtung, Iqaluit, Clyde River, Kimmirut, and Pond Inlet. All the earnings from the corporate are paid out as royalties to members of these communities. Folks from all 5 communities acquired to attend the ceremony, Mikijuk mentioned.
The ship, generally known as a manufacturing facility freezer trawler, can be out catching turbot and shrimp in Arctic waters, and can offload its cargo in Newfoundland.
The vessel is 80 metres lengthy, 18 metres extensive, and can be able to carrying as much as 1,300 tonnes of frozen-at-sea turbot or 930 tonnes of shrimp. It value $72 million to construct.
Chatting with CBC on the ceremony, Kavavow Mikijuk mentioned the brand new bigger vessel can be extra environment friendly than the smaller Inuksuk I as a result of it will not have to dock as usually. He believes it can additionally create extra jobs for Inuit at Baffin Fisheries — one of many firm’s targets.
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