Technology Development for Seal and Walrus Products Appropriate for Inuit Manufacture and Marketing

Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut

Tags: social sciences, traditional food, market research, public awareness, commercial food

Principal Investigator: McDowell, Marilyn E. (2)
Licence Number: 8106
Organization: Mount Saint Vincent University
Licensed Year(s): 1988 1987
Issued: Jan 01, 1988

Objective(s): To continue the development of technology to produce seal and walrus salami products appropriate for manufacture and marketing by Inuit as a small scale enterprise; to test people's responses to the products

Project Description: Dr. McDowell is returning to ask people how they like the sausages and other processed meats that are being developed from seal and walrus meat. She is also looking for more sources of meat and will be asking about how to produce these products in the north.