How was IQ incorporated in polar bear quota?

I am confused regarding the article on Nunavut’s polar bear hunt increases in the latest Nunatsiaq News.

It is stated a few times that the new numbers for the overall territorial quotas have been determined by traditional knowledge, then it says in the figure caption that the numbers are based on scientific information.

Two questions come to mind:

a) How have the numbers been determined for the increase for clarification?

b) If traditional knowledge has been used, then how has it been incorporated?

I am sure that there are plenty of departments within the GN that are eager to try the incorporation of IQ into their activities, but have not quite found the appropriate means. If the Department of Environment “cracked” that code, I think it would be worthwhile to elaborate on that for us all in Nunavut, and possibly it would warrant another interesting article in Nunatsiaq News.

Markus Dyck
Iqaluit