FJMC Co-operators Awards

The FJMC Co-operators Awards were initiated in 1999 to recognize individuals or agencies that have made a significant contribution to the co-operative management of fisheries of the Arctic, in particular the fisheries of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. The FJMC has three types of awards for co-management:

Instantaneous Award
Certificate of Commendation
Annual FJMC Co-Operative Management Award

The FJMC Co-operative Management Award is the highest recognition that the FJMC can give to its partners and co-operators in recognition of significant contributions to our co-management efforts, and is presented annually in recognition of a significant contribution through a single event or for long-term contributions for:

scientific or operational work of a high level of importance or excellence;
outstanding service or action that results in important improvements in cooperation between agencies operating wholly within the ISR or between the FJMC and agencies outside the ISR;
significant social or community service related to co-management of fisheries in the ISR; and
outstanding service or action that brings credit to the concept of co-operative resource management.

Recipients of the Annual FJMC Co-Operative Management Award:

1999 – Jacob Archie
2000 – Lois Harwood
2001 – John & Emma Alikamik
2002 – Brian Wong
2003 – Paulatuk Char Working Group
2004 – Jack Orr
2005 – Billy Day
2006 – Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Center
2007 – 2006 Husky Lakes beluga harvest team – THTC and DFO Inuvik
2008 – Bruce Hanna
2009 – Lawrence Amos
2010 – Robert K. Bell
2011 – Redmond Clarke, Billy Archie, Robert Charlie
2012 – Trevor Lucas
2013 – Amanda Joynt
2014 – Fishers of Aklavik
2015 – Frank Pokiak
2016 – Steve Baryluk
2017 – Organizers of the Beluga Summit
2018 – John & Emma Alikamik
2019 – Gerald Inglangasuk

: Jacob Archie (right) receiving the first FJMC Co-Operative Management Award in 1999 from Bob Bell (left).

: Lois Harwood (front) receiving her 2000 Co-Operative Management Award from the FJMC (left to right: Bob Bell, Billy Day, Don Dowler, Burton Ayles, Max Kotokak Sr.).

: John and Emma Alikamik (front, center) receiving their 2001 Co-Operative Management Award from Max Kotokak Sr. (front, left), Don Dowler (back, left), Ed McLean (back, center), Burton Ayles (back, right), and Lois Harwood (front, right).

: Brian Wong (center) receiving his 2002 Co-Operative Management Award from Billy Day (left) and Don Dowler (right).

: The Paulatuk Char Working Group (PCWG) with their 2003 Co-Operative Management Award.

: Jack Orr (left) receiving the 2004 Co-Operative Management Award from Max Kotokak Sr. (right).

: Lawrence Amos (right) receiving his 2009 Co-Operative Management Award from Max Kotokak Sr. (left).

: Billy Archie (left) receiving his 2011 Co-Operative Management Award from Vic Gillman (right).

: Trevor Lucas (left) accepting his 2012 Co-Operative Management Award for community-based monitoring of Arctic char from Vernon Amos (right).

: Amanda Joynt with her 2013 Co-Operative Management Award.

: Jordan McLeod (Chair of the West Side Working Group, AHTC Director) accepting the 2014 Co-Operative Management Award on behalf of the fishers of Aklavik.

: Frank Pokiak (right) receiving his 2015 Co-Operative Management Award from Vic Gillman (left) at the Beluga Summit in Inuvik.