Our goal is to increase awareness, and educate Adventure Canada's clients, on the wildlife of the Canadian Arctic. We have achieved this by cautiously viewing in the field that is monitored and inerpreted by our experienced guides. The purpose for our stop is to provide educational travel for Adventure Canada clients. To provide clients with the opporunity to view wildlife in a manner that is respectful, educational and supervised by appropriate guides. Guides on-site will assist in the interpretation of the wildlife we encounter. Zodiac Cruise at Prince Leopold Island, Coburg Island & Isabella Bay Clients (max 198 & 35 staff) will be in Zodiacs with 10 people in each boat with an average of 18-20 Zodiacs in the water at one time, with a maximum of 20 in the water at one time. We are on average cruising for a max of 1 hour on Zodiacs at each stop. Zodiac cruising will be the main way of viewing wildlife. We may land at Tay Bay and Kaparoqtalik Glacier on Bylot Island and go on a hike. All passengers will be briefed by staff to leave sites as they were when we land and not to take anything or disturb habitat/wildlife. No structures will be erected at any of the sites. We are obtaining permits with Parks Canada (Karen Petkau) on our visit here. At all of these locations, we may launch our kayaks if the conditions are favourable. We will follow an approved kayak guide to kayker ratio. As a cruise operator, we hope to visit these areas for the duration of our permit in the summer months from July to October. We will comply with the Guidelines for
Seabird Colony Viewing for Cruise Ships set out by Environment Canada. As well we will comply with the Canadian Wildlife Service Guidelines for Visiting Seabird Colonies. We will comply with Federal whale-watching regulations while protected areas and we will comply with any recommendations given by HTO and community boards. Adventure Canada wishes to carry out Scuba Diving activities during the 2020 season in conjunction with the Sedna project. All divers will have advanced certification, and appropriate certifications for cold water diving such as dry suit certifications as per Adventure Canada’s criteria. Safety of divers and sites are an utmost importance. The decision to dive will be based on the Dive Master, Expedition Leader and Captain each day depending on favourable wind, weather and ice conditions. They will assess to determine best dive location in area for safety. All dive/snorkel’s will be logged and recorded by Dive Master. There will be a a ratio of one Dive Master to six participants,With a maxim of 14 divers in total. Further details on our arctic trips can be found here https://www.adventurecanada.com/trips/arctic-expedition-cruises