Torngats 2015 - Where Nature and Culture Connect 09

Boats

Every day at the Base Camp we went out in boat...  

...the passenger boats, the speedboats or the zodiacs.   

The islands and bays of Saglek Fjord are easiest to explore by water - so for quick transport or for landing on shore we used the speedboats, or else the zodiacs, and for larger group trips we went out in the passenger boat Inuttatik, or the longliner Robert Bradford. Thanks to Muriel Edmunds for the photo of the zodiacs zipping along past the Inuttatik.

        

Torngats 25 - Seaweed on the Beach

Seaweed is Abundant Along the Shoreline  

Bladderwrack seaweeds are important for fish and birds...  

...and it's fun to pop the bubbles, too.   

Free-floating clumps of seaweed are common in the open water and along the shoreline in Saglek Fjord. The brown algae shelters  small organisms which are a food source for fish and birds. Humans eat it this seaweed too, it's a good source of iodine and other nutrients.  

Torngats 12 - The Longliner Robert Bradford in Saglek Fjord

On Route to Hebron - 2   

On a calm warm morning, almost everyone in the Base Camp set out ...  

...to go by longliner for a trip along the coast to Hebron.    

The Torngat Mountains Base Camp uses two boats for excursions - the passenger vessel Inuttatik and the longliner Robert Bradford. Looking from the top deck of the Inuttatik, the Robert Bradford is silhouetted as it sails south-east towards Hebron.