In the region where most traditional beluga hunting takes place in Nunavik, the prevalence of at-risk blood Hg
(≥8 μg/L) in childbearing-age women was 78.4%. While most country foods presently consumed contain low
MeHg, beluga meat, not a staple of the Inuit diet, is the most important contributor to MeHg: up to two-thirds of
MeHg intake in the beluga-hunting region (0.66 of MeHg intake) and to about one-third in other regions.