This pilot project aims at helping to implement the long term monitoring programs for TINMCA by testing some equipment and taking preliminary measurements. In 2026, fieldwork activities are proposed to take place around Bylot Island, Eclipse Sound, Navy Board Inlet and Milne Inlet. We will travel to the sampling stations by boat from Pond Inlet in the morning and return at the end of each day. At each station, we will deploy sensors to measure seawater properties, including temperature, salinity, pressure, acidity, turbidity (how transparent the water is), and chlorophyll-a (part of plankton, to understand plankton productivity), dissolved oxygen, at multiple depths (surface, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 100 meters). These measurements will be repeated several times at each location.No moorings are planned for this year, and all equipment will be retrieved immediately after measurements are completed.A drone may be used to monitor sea-ice conditions, the presence and abundance of marine mammals, and the seabird colony.