2025 Montreal Roundtable

The 2025 Roundtable took place February 25–27 in Montreal, QC. The theme, Community-Driven Research and Monitoring, highlighted leadership in advancing marine stewardship across the James Bay and Hudson Bay region.

The 2025 Roundtable took place February 25–27 in Montreal, QC, and was a resounding success thanks to the dedicated community experts, knowledgeable partners, and engaged participants who shared their insights and experiences. The theme, Community-Driven Research and Monitoring, highlighted local leadership in advancing marine stewardship across the James Bay and Hudson Bay region.

A key moment of the event was the official launch of the new name, Tasiujaqiuaqmiut Sheewetaganapoi Consortium, alongside an updated website. The much-anticipated Projects Map was unveiled, showcasing impactful initiatives led by partners from across the region.

The Roundtable also welcomed back the youth delegation and featured many insightful presentations on regional work and opportunities. These sessions provided valuable information on funding opportunities, perspectives from funders, and key learnings from local community initiatives—reinforcing the strength of collaboration in this vital work.

The full collection of presentations from all three days of the Roundtable is available below.

The 2025 meeting agenda in English.

Presentations

Secretariat Presentations

Secretariat: Day One
Co-chairs: Lucassie Arragutainaq and Ryan Barry
Secretariat: Day Two
Secretariat: Day Three

Day 1 Partner Presentations

Eeyou Marine Region Wildlife Board: Wildlife research priorities, activities and progress in the Eeyou Marine Region
Manon Sorais
East Hudson Bay / James Bay Community-Driven Research Network: Update
Lucassie Arragutainaq and Jeremiah Kumarluk.
Mushkegowuk Lands and Resources Department: Regional Update
Vicki Sahanatien and Hope Hill

Day 2 Partner Presentations

Nunavik Marine Region Planning Commission: Regional Update
Janelle Kennedy and Susan Dean
Arctic Eider Society: SIKU
Lucassie Arragutainaq and Joel Heath
Anguvigaq: Monitoring Project Update
Alec Niviaxie
Panel: Self-Determination, Data Sovereignty and Interoperability
Panel led by Maude Durand; Panelists: Lucassie Arragutainaq, Barb Duffin, Peter Pulsifer and Joel Heath
Eeyou Coastal Habitat Research: Comprehensive Research Project
Mélanie Leblanc, Ernie Rabbitskin, and Zou Zou Kuzyk
Cree Trappers Association, McGill Uni, and Eeyou Marine Region Wildlife Board: Community-led polar bear research in the Eeyou Marine Region (James Bay)
Natasha Louttit and Alexandra Langweider
Mushkegowuk Council: Omushkego and Eeyou Istchee Polar Bear Research Collaboration
Vicki Sahanatien
STARLab: Community Co-Developed Airships and CubeSats to Enhance Community Resilience
Philip Ferguson

Day 3 Partner Presentations

Fisheries and Oceans Canada: An Overview of Emerging Fisheries
Dylan Turchyn and Mirella de Oliveira
Sanikiluaq Hunters & Trappers Association: Creating Sustainable Seafood Fisheries in Sanikiluaq
Lucassie Arragutainaq
Sanikiluaq Hunters & Trappers Association, Arctic Eider Society, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada: Developing Shellfish Fisheries in Sanikiluaq
Lucassie Arragutainaq, Joel Heath, and Mirella de Oliveira Leis
Fisheries and Oceans Canada: Northern Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (English)
Logan Robinson
Fisheries and Oceans Canada: Northern Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (Inuktitut)
Logan Robinson
Cree Nation Government: Proposed Wiinipaakw Indigenous Protected Area
Deputy Grand Chief Norman A. Wapachee and Chris Beck
Arctic Eider Society: Qikiqtait
Lucassie Arragutainaq and Joel Heath
WWF-Canada: Investing in Nunavut's Blue Conservation Economy
Erin Keenan
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada: Funding Programs and Resources related to Climate Change and Contaminants (English)
Molly Morse
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada: Funding Programs and Resources related to Climate Change and Contaminants (Cree)
Molly Morse
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada: Funding Programs and Resources related to Climate Change and Contaminants (Inuktitut)
Molly Morse
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada: Funding Programs and Resources related to Climate Change and Contaminants (French)
Molly Morse
Polar Knowledge Canada: Update and Funding Opportunities
Presented by co-chair Ryan Barry on behalf of Jason Tologanak
People of the Bays: A Global Arctic Leadership Initiative
Konstantia Koutouki, Alex Alexis, and Pierre Walckiers

Posters