Acknowledgements
We thank the numerous students, research assistants and volunteers who
have contributed to sample collection and processing. We also thank D.
Colville for permitting the use of the spatially explicit habitat data
used in our analyses, and R. Greuel for using these data to create the
map featured in the manuscript, and the University of Calgary Centre for
Health Genomics and Informatics for assistance with library preparation
and sequencing. In-kind and logistical support was provided by the
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Canada Coast Guard, the
Bedford Institute of Oceanography (DFO Science), Environment Canada,
Parks Canada Agency, Maritime Air Charters Limited (Sable Aviation), and
Sable Island Station (Meteorological Service of Canada). Funding was
provided by the Margaret Gunn Endowment for Animal Research, the L.
David Dubé and Heather Ryan Veterinary Health and Research Fund, the
University of Calgary, the Morris Animal Foundation (D20EQ-051), the
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Discovery
Grants numbers 2019-04388 to JP, 2016-06459 to PDM), and the Canada
Foundation for Innovation (Leaders Opportunity Grant number 25046). MRS
was supported by NSERC Vanier, Alberta Innovates, and Killam
Pre-Doctoral scholarships. Sample collection and laboratory analyses
were performed under Parks Canada Agency Research and Collections Permit
SINP-2013-2014, University of Saskatchewan Animal Care Protocol
20090032, and University of Calgary Animal Care Protocol AC18-0078.