Unlike traditional studies that focus on a single pollutant class or generalized fishing populations, this research targets a broad spectrum of chemicals and prioritizes the needs of subsistence fishers – types of fishers whose primary fishing purpose is not sport, but feeding themselves and their families. Subsistence fishers face potentially higher exposure due to their consumption patterns. The project’s findings, combined with toxicology and contaminant data from our companion NOAA-funded study of emerging chemical threats, will inform the development of data-driven risk assessments and pollution mitigation strategies, while also ensuring that vulnerable populations are not disproportionately harmed by pollution and that their health is protected.