The Biophysical and Chemical Program is one component implemented to support the broader MARES objectives. The goals of this component were to: • Collect physical, biological, and chemical observations in the Eastern Beaufort Sea from moving and moored platforms • Describe and analyze physical, biological, and chemical observations acquired from the moving platforms • Simultaneously with the mooring deployment operation, gather water and sediment samples at the mooring locations and process and analyze these samples to estimate the carbon budget and describe carbon cycling processes These objectives were implemented through a field program conducted in 2016 and took advantage of some new partnership opportunities fostered by Stantec.