I am responsible for the population health of marine mammals in the Canadian Arctic that includes seals and whales. I am gathering information on how global warming and human economic development in the Arctic affects the ecology of marine mammals and ways to mitigate potential problems. The goal is to conserve the region’s diversity of marine mammals and their immediate environment. I conduct research into marine ecosystem ecology and have developed a string of communities across the Canadian Arctic to as part of a Community-Based Monitoring network.