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Plastic pollution has been reported to affect Arctic mammals and birds. There are strengths and limitations to monitoring litter and microplastics using Arctic mammals and birds. One strength is the direct use of these data to understand the potential impacts on Arctic biodiversity as well as effects on human health, if selected species are consumed. Monitoring programs must be practically designed with all purposes in mind, and a spectrum of approaches and species will be required. Spatial and temporal trends of plastic pollution can be built on the information obtained from studies on northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis (Linnaeus, 1761)), a species that is an environmental indicator. To increase our understanding of the potential implications for human health, the species and locations chosen for monitoring should be selected based on the priorities of local communities. Monitoring programs under development should examine species for population level impacts in Arctic mammals and birds. Mammals and birds can be useful in source and surveillance monitoring via locally designed monitoring programs. We recommend future programs consider a range of monitoring objectives with mammals and birds as part of the suite of tools for monitoring litter and microplastics, plastic chemical additives, and effects, and for understanding sources.

This communication paper reflects on discussions from a workshop about Indigenous involvement in the peer review and editorial processes. Arctic-based research is undergoing a paradigm shift to include local Indigenous Peoples, their priorities, and knowledge throughout the research process. This special issue is an excellent example; it highlights research involving partnerships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers to support knowledge co-production. Despite this shift, we find little space within the standard peer review and editorial processes for Indigenous Peoples, their perspectives, and knowledge. To discuss this issue, we organized a half-day workshop at the 2019 ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meeting with a diversity of Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants who are involved in Arctic research. The discussions revealed that answering questions about the involvement of Indigenous Peoples in the peer review and editorial processes largely begins by addressing the challenges of achieving equity in the research process generally. Our discussions demonstrated that further conversations are needed and that no single approach will work in all cases, but that there are several concrete actions that researchers, universities, funding organizations, and publishers can take to begin addressing this issue. Taanna tusaumaqatigiguti paippaaq uqausiqarmat uqallaqatigigutaulauqtunik katimasinnaarutiqaktillugit Nunaqaqqaaksimanirmut qaujisattiarnirmik qimirrulutik ammalu aaqqiksuqtautiuqtillugit pilirianguningit. Ukiuqtaqturmittuq qaujinasuarvik pilirivalliajuugaluaq tukisinarutaugajuktumik piliringaaliqpallialutik piqasiujjauqullugit nunalinni Nunaqaqqaaqsimajut inungit, ammalu qaujimaningit iluunnalimaangani qaujinasuarniup pilirianguningata. Taanna ajjiungittuq akaunngiliuruti piujuaalungmat tukisinaqsitittijjutauninga; ujjirnaqsitittingmat qaujinasuarnirmik piliriqatautittininganit piliriqatigiignningitigu kamakkua Nunaqaqqaaksimajut ammalu uqqurmiut qaujinasuaqtit ikajuqsuiqullugit qaujimanirmik sanaqataujunik. Tamannaugaluatillugu piliriangungaaliqpallianinga, nanisigatta piviqarvigalaangannit iluani atuqtaulluatasuni qaujisattiarluni qimirrunirmi ammalu aaqqiksuigiakkannirnirmut pilirinirmik Nunaqaqqaaksimajut inungnut, kiggaqtuijinginnut ammalu qaujimaninginut. Uqaqatigigutiginiarlugit tamakkua akaunngiliurutit, aaqqiksuilauratta avvanganit ulluup katimasinnaarnirmik taikani 2019 Ukiuqtaqtumik Tukisiniaqatigiit Arraagutamat Qaujinasuarnirmuungajunik Katimaqatigigniq ajjigiingillutik Nunaqaqqaaksimajut ammalu Nunaqaqqaaksimajuungittut piliriqataujut taikkua piliriqataujut Ukiuqtaqturmi qaujinasuarnirmi. Uqaqatigingniit saqitittilaurmata tamanna kiuqattarniq apiqqutinik turaangajunik piliriqatautitauninginnut Nunaqaqqaaksimajut inungit qaujisattiarluni qimirrunirmi ammalu aaqqiksuigiakkannirnirmi piliriniujunik angijumik pigiarutiqasungumat piliriangunasuaalirninginnut piliriangujarialiit pijaunasuarutauluni taimaalluaqatigiingnirmit qaujinasuaqtut pilirininginni tamaitigut. Uqaqatigignivut tukisinaqsitittingmat tauvungakkanniq uqaqatigigutiqakkanniriaqaratta ammalu pitaqangimmat atausiarluni pilirijjutaugajaqtumik aaqqiksijjutaugajaqtumik qanuittutuinnarni piliriangujuqarajaqpat, kisiani qatsikallangnik sanngijunik pilirigiarutaujuqarmat qaujinasuaqtikkunnit, silattuqsarvigjuanit, kiinaujaqaktittijit iqanaijarviqunginnit ammalu uqalimaagaliuqtit pilirigiarunnarmata tamanna pilianguqullugu akaunngiliuti.