Metabolomic, Stable Isotope, and Fatty Acid Data in Polar Bears and Ringed Seals from Hudson Bay and the High Arctic, 2015-2016

Objectives:1.Improve the scientific understanding of how natural variation in contaminant exposures are related to differences in metabolomic profiles in polar bears 2.Improve the scientific understanding of how diet affects the metabolomic profiles in polar bears from different subpopulations in the Canadian Arctic.3.Establish whether consistent relationships exist as per (1) and (2), which may help identify potential biomarkers indicating differences in diet or contaminant exposure.4.Improve the usefulness and application of metabolomics to field-based environmental monitoring of contaminant exposure and effects.5.Develop a strategy to communicate metabolomics objectives and results to both Southern and Northern governments and communities.