A East Hudson Bay Network research initiative on regional metal accumulation in the marine food web

Communities in East Hudson Bay are concerned about ecosystem changes observed in recent decades, particularly related to sea-ice conditions, and also about potential impacts of contaminants from long-range atmospheric transport and regional human activities. A community-driven research network, the East Hudson Bay Network (EHBN), has been established to measure and better understand large-scale cumulative environmental impacts in East Hudson Bay. Building on EHBN collaborations and activities in five communities (Sanikiluaq, Kuujjuaraapik, Inukjuak, Umiujaq, Chisasibi), this project funded by the Northern Contaminants Program is generating new and critical information on contaminants (specifically metals) that provide a regionally-integrated perspective on metal exposure in the East Hudson Bay marine environment.