A. Species

Scientific name: Fratercula arctica

Common name(s): Atlantic Puffin

Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Vulnerable

B. Location of use

Geographic location(s):

• Greenland
• Iceland
• Norway
• Labrador
• Newfoundland I
• Québec
• Alaska

Country/Region:

C. Scale of assessment

Scale of assessment: Regional/Continental/Multi-country level

Name/Details of location: United States (Alaska), Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador), Greenland (Denmark), Iceland, Norway, and Russia

D. Timescale of use

Start Year: 1980

End Year: 2000

E. Information about the use

How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat

Type of use: Extractive

Practice of use: Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals

Lethal or non-lethal: Lethal

Does this use involve take/extraction of: The whole entire organism

Purpose(s) of end use: Food and feed and Collection/display

Motivation of use: Basic subsistence, Income generation from trade (individual/household/community) and Traditional/Cultural/Spiritual

Is this use legal or illegal?: Some use is legal and some is illegal

F. Information about the Users

Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people and National / local government

G. Information about the sustainability of use

Is there evidence that the use is having an impact on the target species?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: No, sustainability not determined

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: No, sustainability not determined

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: No, sustainability not determined

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: No, sustainability not determined

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: No, sustainability not determined

Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species

Improve Knowledge and Monitoring: Regularly monitor the annual harvest of murres and other seabirds, including puffins, in Newfoundland and Labrador. Closely monitor populations of heavily harvested species such as murres and eiders at breeding colonies and in over-wintering areas. Conduct research on population sizes and the effects of harvesting, both locally and nationally​​. Regulation and Enforcement: Develop a permit or license system to improve information on the number of hunters and their harvests. Implement hunting restrictions as necessary based on periodic reviews of sustainability​​. Education and Outreach: Mount information, education, and enforcement programs to reduce or eliminate illegal hunting and unsustainable practices. Use successful models from other regions to guide these programs​​. Engagement with Local Communities: Involve local hunters and hunting organizations in developing or improving harvest regimes. Collect and utilize local knowledge in both scientific and administrative work​​.

Record source

Information about the record source: grey_lit, formal_data_stats, indig_local_knowledge and expert_knowledge

Date of publication/issue/production: 2001-01-01T00:00:00+0000

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Date of record entry: 2024-08-02