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The Committee was established in 1986 to provide advice to the Inuvialuit and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans on fisheries management and relevant issues. This report provides a summary of the Committee's activities and projects for 2 fiscal years beginning April 1987 and ending March 1989. Activities include control of fishing on Inuvialuit lands, regulatory amendments, proposals to harvest bowhead whales, beluga management strategy, scientific and test fishery licenses, and the Beaufort Sea fishery strategy. Programs include harvest data collection and beluga hunt monitoring. Research/assessment projects include the harvesting and monitoring of Arctic char and other fish species, as well as beluga tagging and ringed seal assessment. Budgets for both years are included.