Arctic Fishery Alliance

Arctic Fishery Alliance Nunavut’s first 100% Inuit owned fishing enterprise.

About: Arctic Fishery Alliance Limited Partnership (AFA) is Nunavut’s first 100% Inuit owned fishing enterprise. We strive to ensure that the benefits from Nunavut’s offshore fishing resources are returned to our owners in the communities of: Arctic Bay, Grise Fiord, Qikiqtarjuaq, and Resolute Bay. Additional Information: We are also committed to sustainably harvesting Greenland halibut (turbot) o

ff Baffin Island exclusively using fixed-gear. We seek to continuously build our globally-recognized reputation as the premier seafood producer in Nunavut.

The 2025 fishing year has finally Started !!! AFA is once again very happy to announce the start of the new fishing Seas...
06/16/2025

The 2025 fishing year has finally Started !!! AFA is once again very happy to announce the start of the new fishing Season and is looking forward to working with Captains and Crews of it's 3 vessels...
1...Kiviuq l
2...Kiviuq ll
3...Suvak

There has been many upgrades and Changes both to vessels and Industry as of late, and we are 100 percent ready to meet all these head on !!! Our Gillnet Vessel...Suvak.... has already sailed for its first trip of the season on May 30th and Captain and Crew are presently enjoying fabulous fishing and great weather.

Our State-of-the-Art Longline Fishing Vessel...Kiviuq l...Has sailed on Wednesday June 11th after getting all finishing touches complete to ensure that 2025 is an outstanding Year !!!

The Kiviuq ll is scheduled for her annual refit in early August in Lunenburg N.S. before partaking in advanced work in science with the Ocean Tracking Network, and other projects currently being worked on with other groups... Times are EXCITING !!!

Above are pictures of the crew of the Suvak and Kiviuq I, with their respective names, prior to sailing.

Please continue to monitor our page as we look forward to keeping you up to date and in touch with all things current, as the 2025 season progresses.

Best wishes from The Management of the AFA to all Captains and Crew, to followers of our web page, and Partners in Business, for a safe and successful 2025 !!!

ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᖕᓇᐅᑉ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᖓ 2025-ᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᑦᑎᐊᕐᒪᑦ!!! ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᕐᑐᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑎᐊᕐᐳᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᓯᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᖕᓇᐅᑉ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓂᕆᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒡᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᑲᐱᑕᐃᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᑎᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᐱᖓᓲᔪᓂ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂ...
1...ᑭᕕᐅᖅ I
2...ᑭᕕᐅᖅ II
3...ᓱᕙᒃ

ᐅᓄᕐᑐᐃᕐᓱᓕᕐᑐᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕐᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᑕᐅᔪᖃᕐᐸᒃᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᑕᒪᕐᖕᒥᒃ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᓪᓗ ᒫᓐᓇᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᖦᖢᒍ, ᐅᑕᖅᑭᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᖢᑕ ᑲᔪᓯᒋᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᓯᒪᓪᓗᑕ!!! ᒪᒃᑎᑦᑕᐅᓯᕐᓱᐃᔾᔪᑎ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖁᑎᕗᑦ...ᓱᕙᒃ... ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓯᔭᕇᓚᐅᕐᖢᓂ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᐹᕐᓯᐅᕐᖢᓂ
ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐅᒥᐊᑐᕐᓇᐅᓯᒋᐊᕐᑐᒥ ᒪᐃ 30-ᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑲᐱᑕᐃᖓᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᑎᖁᑎᖏᓪᓗ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒍᓱᒃᐳᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᖕᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᑐᒥ ᑲᔾᔭᐅᓴᒍᓐᓇᕋᒥ ᓯᓚᑦᑎᐊᕙᒃᓯᐅᕐᖢᑎᒡᓗ.

ᒫᓐᓇᒧᑦ ᐊᖑᒻᒪᑎᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᐅᑕᕐᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᒃᑐᕐᓯᐅᑎ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ...ᑭᕕᐅᖅ I...ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓯᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᔫᓂ 11-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕐᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖓᓐᓂ 2025 ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᕋᒥ!!!

ᑭᕕᐅᖅ II ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᕐᓯᐅᑎᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᓕᕐᖕᒥᖕᒪᑦ ᐋᒡᒋᓯᐅᑉ ᐱᒋᐊᖓᕐᓂᕐᐸᓯᐊᓂ ᓘᓇᓐᕘᒡ, ᓅᕙ ᓯᑰᓴᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᖏᓐᓂᕐᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᒫᖑᖕᒪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᑎᒻᒪᕆᖕᓄᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖓᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᑦᑎᐊᕈᑕᐅᓕᒑᖕᒪᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒍᑕᐅᔪᒥᒃ, ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᒋᕆᐊᖑᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᑐᓂ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᓄᑦ... ᖁᕕᐊᓇᕐᔪᐊᓯᒋᐊᕐᐳᖅ!!!

ᑕᓕᕐᐱᐊᓂ ᓴᐅᒥᐊᓄᑦ: ᑐᕌᕕᔅ ᒧᐊᒡᒐᓐ (ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ); ᔮᓱᐊ ᐃᔾᔭᖏᐊᖅ (ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ); ᐋᓐᑐᓘ ᖃᒪᓂᖅ (ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ); ᕋᐃᒪᓐ ᐊᕐᓇᖅᑯᖅ (ᕿᑭᕐᑕᕐᔪᐊᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ) Left to Right: Travis Morgan (Hall Beach, NU); Joshua Ejangiaq (Arctic Bay, NU);
Andrew Qammaniq (Pond Inlet, NU); Raymond Arnaquq (Qikiqtarjuaq, NU)

ᖁᓪᓖᑦ ᓴᐅᒥᐊᓂ ᑕᓕᕐᐱᐊᓄᑦ: ᕈᐊᕆ ᑯᓪ; ᓴᐃᓐ ᕼᐋᓐᕼᐋᒻᔅ; ᔮᓱᐊ ᐃᔾᔭᖏᐊᖅ; ᐋᓐᑐᓘ ᖃᒪᓂᖅ; ᕋᐃᒪᓐ ᐊᕐᓇᖅᑯᖅ; ᑕᐃᓗ ᐱᐊᓂ; ᒪᐃᑯᓪ ᕕᐅᓐ; ᑕᑦᓕ ᕙᐅᓗ; ᓄᐊ ᕘᓪᑦ; ᔨᐊᕗᕆ ᑑᐱᓇᐃ; ᐊᓪᓖᑦ ᓴᐅᒥᐊᓂ ᑕᓕᕐᐱᐊᓄᑦ: ᑐᕌᕕᔅ ᒧᐊᒡᒐᓐ; ᔨᐅᕋᓐ ᕼᐋᕼᐋᒻᔅ; ᐅᓗᐊᓯᐅ ᐅᑎᐅᓪ; ᑲᐱᑕᐃ ᕌᓐᑎ ᕋᒻᐴᓪᑦ (ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕐᑕᐅᖃᓯᐅᑎᓐᓂᖏᑦᑐᖅ: ᐅᐊᕈᓪ ᔨᐊᔅᑎᑳᓐ) Top left to right: Rory Cull; Shane Hanhams; Joshua Ejangiaq; Andrew Qammaniq;
Raymond Arnaquq; Tyler Penney; Michael Byrne; Dudley Fowler; Noah Bolt; Jeffrey
Duffenais Bottom left to right: Travis Morgan; Jared Hanhams; Aloysius O’Dell;
Captain Randy Rumbolt (Missing from photo: Oral Jestican)

ᓴᐅᒥᐊᓂ ᑕᓕᕐᐱᐊᓄᑦ: ᐊᐃᕗᕆ ᑐᓗᒐᖅ (ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ) ᔭᐃᒥᓯ ᓄᕿᙵᖅ (ᕿᑭᕐᑕᕐᔪᐊᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ); ᔨᒥ ᑯᓗᓛ (ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ); ᐋᑕᒥ ᐊᐃᐱᓕ (ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ) Left to Right: Every Tooloogak (Iqaluit, NU); James Newkingnak (Qikiqtarjuaq, NU);
Jimmy Kolola (Iqaluit, NU); Adamie Ipeelie (Iqaluit, NU)

ᖁᓪᓖᑦ... ᓴᐅᒥᐊᓂ ᑕᓕᕐᐱᐊᓄᑦ: ᒍᐊᑕᓐ ᑕᐃᑐ; ᕌᑦᓂ ᓯᒻᔅ; ᐆᓚᕝ ᓯᓐᑕᐱᓯᐅᓚ; ᐋᓐᓯ ᓚᐱᐅᓪ; ᕕᐊᓐ ᑎᒃᓴᓐ; ᔭᐃᒥᓯ ᓄᕿᙵᖅ; ᑲᐱᑕᐃ, ᔪᐊᔾᔨ ᕼᐊᑦᓴᓐ; ᐃᓕᐊᔅ ᐱᓅᑎ; ᒫᒃᓰᒻ ᓕᕕᐊᒃ; ᔨᒥ ᑯᓗᓛ; ᑖᓂᐅᓪ ᕗᐊᓯ; ᑎᐅᕆᒃ ᕼᐊᒫᓐ; ᔨᐊᕗᕆ ᕼᐊᑦᓴᓐ (ᖁᓪᓕᕐᐹᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᓕᕐᐱᐊᓂ, ᓯᐊᕐᓇᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒥᐊᓕᖕᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᑐᖅ); ᔭᐃᒥᓯ ᓂᑰᓪ; ᑖᒪᔅ ᐆᑐᕆᔅᑯᓪ; ᕕᓕᑉ ᒫᓄᐃᐊᓪ.
ᐊᓪᓕᐅᔪᑦ...ᓴᐅᒥᐊᓂ ᑕᓕᕐᐱᐊᓄᑦ: ᕋᐃᔭᓐ ᑲᓂᖕᕼᐋᒻ; ᑯᐊᕆ ᑖ; ᐊᐃᕗᕆ ᑐᓗᒐᖅ; ᕼᐆᓴᐃ ᑐᕕᐅᕋ; ᕘᑎᓈᓐ ᕆᕕᐊᓚ; ᔫᓕᐊᓐ ᑎᐊᔅᓗᐊᕆᐅ; ᐋᑕᒥ ᐊᐃᐱᓕ.
(ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕐᑕᐅᖃᓯᐅᑎᓯᒪᖏᑦᑐᖅ: ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑐᔪᓕᕆᔨ, ᑳᓕᑦ ᐊᐃᓱᐃ; ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑎᖓ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑐᔪᓕᕆᔨ, ᑕᒡᓚᔅ ᕗᐊᐳᐊᑦ; ᐊᖁᑎᖓᑕ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑎᖓ, ᑎᐅᕋᓐ ᕋᒻᐴᓪᑦ) Top row.. left to right: Gordon Chaytor; Rodney Simms; Olaf Sindabizera; Arnzie Labii;
Ben Dixon; James Newkingnak; Captain, George Hudson; Iliasse Bennoudi; Maxime
Levesque; Jimmy Kolola; Daniel Forsey; Derek Hammond; Geoffrey Hudson
(Uppermost right top, grey shirt); James Nicol; Thomas O’Driscoll; Philip Manuel.
Bottom row… Left to Right: Ryan Cunningham; Cory Dawe; Every Tooloogak; Jose
Tovera; Ferdinand Revilla: Julien Deslauriers; Adamie Ipeelie.
(Missing from photo: Chief Engineer, Khalid Aissaoui; 2 nd Engineer, Douglas Warford;
2 Mate, Darron Rumbolt)

Job opportunity with AFA as a Manager of Community Benefits and Relations.
02/18/2025

Job opportunity with AFA as a Manager of Community Benefits and Relations.

AFA is seeking Community and Fishery Liaison Officers in Qikiqtarjuaq. If you are interested in fisheries and helping yo...
02/18/2025

AFA is seeking Community and Fishery Liaison Officers in Qikiqtarjuaq. If you are interested in fisheries and helping your community.

AFA is seeking Community and Fishery Liaison Officers in Arctic Bay. If you are interested in fisheries and helping your...
02/18/2025

AFA is seeking Community and Fishery Liaison Officers in Arctic Bay. If you are interested in fisheries and helping your community.

On August 27, 2024, Kiviuq I departed Akureyri Iceland to begin the 2024 fishing season starting Trip 1 NAFO 0A (Sep 7-N...
12/20/2024

On August 27, 2024, Kiviuq I departed Akureyri Iceland to begin the 2024 fishing season starting Trip 1 NAFO 0A (Sep 7-Nov 4, 2024) and Trip 2 NAFO 0A and 0B (Nov 10-Dec 13, 2024) harvesting Total catch of 328 MT of Greenland halibut. After 4 months at sea the Kiviuq I has arrived December 19, 2024, in St. John’s, NL bringing an end to its fishing season. Kiviuq I is tied in front of Suvak and Kiviuq II.
During its voyages, Kiviuq I visited several key ports, including Nuuk and Sisimiut in Greenland as well as Pond Inlet and Qikiqtarjuaq in Nunavut.
The vessel had 43 crew from all over, such as Morocco, Vancouver, BC. Creston South, NL. Saint John, NB. Iqaluit NU. and Faroe Islands and many other places, showcasing a truly international team effort. Crew from Nunavut were from Iqaluit -Harley Kakudluk, Jonathan Nagmalik, Keith Naglingniq, Micheal Nowdlak and Eliyah Micheal. Andrew Qammaniq and Damien MacPa - Pond Inlet. James Newkingnak – Qikiqtarjuaq. Travis Morgan – Hall Beach. Joshua Ejangiaq – Arctic Bay.

Suvak left St. John’s NL. on Saturday, May 4th, sailed to 0B, set their fishing gear, and was in Nuuk on May 10th to pic...
11/18/2024

Suvak left St. John’s NL. on Saturday, May 4th, sailed to 0B, set their fishing gear, and was in Nuuk on May 10th to pick up supplies and Inuit crew, then proceeding back to 0B. During the fishing season, Suvak also fished in 0A. Having successfully completed all 9 fishing trips in total record of 1333.650 MT, Suvak has now returned back to St. John’s on November 15th 2024. Over the next few months, the vessel will undergo necessary refitting as required by Transport Canada.

July 11, 2024, Suvak is offloading a full catch of Turbot in Sisimiut. This marks the third trip Suvak has completed in ...
07/12/2024

July 11, 2024, Suvak is offloading a full catch of Turbot in Sisimiut. This marks the third trip Suvak has completed in area 0B this season. Due to heavy ice conditions in area 0A, we are currently unable to fish there, we will monitor the ice condition daily using ice charts and will resume fishing when we determine that the ice is adequate for fishing.

Kiviuq II has arrived back to St. John’s, NL on July 10, 2024, from Lunenberg, NS. from getting refitted, AFA is pleased...
07/12/2024

Kiviuq II has arrived back to St. John’s, NL on July 10, 2024, from Lunenberg, NS. from getting refitted, AFA is pleased to announce that Kiviuq II has successfully completed inspections for Transport Canada and is certified for another year.

Suvak departed St. John’s NL on Saturday, May 4th, sailed to 0B, set their fishing gear, and was in Nuuk on May 10th to ...
05/13/2024

Suvak departed St. John’s NL on Saturday, May 4th, sailed to 0B, set their fishing gear, and was in Nuuk on May 10th to pick up supplies and Inuit crew from Iqaluit on a charter and on May 11th Suvak departed proceeding back to 0B.

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