In the new Arctic, subsistence resources will be joined or in some cases replaced by new and different species. Time of hunting will be altered and hunters will need to be flexible in order to accommodate current conditions, rather than historical seasons. Changes to sea and land conditions will require new methods of travel, and hunters will need to watch for new hazards and extreme weather. Local experience and traditional knowledge is the best measure of when an animals is normal or healthy to harvest, but science can help and work with communities to improve monitoring and to understand emerging issues, and how to deal with them safety. The Kuukpikmiut can take stock in the fact that they enjoy some of the most abundant and healthy food resources available anywhere, and that science and traditional knowledge agree that wellness is found in following a subsistence lifestyle. Public health and wildlife officials and local residents are all dedicated to continuing to protect these resources and the subsistence lifestyle for generations to come.