Spatial distribution of narwhal ( Monodon monoceros) diving for Canadian populations helps identify important seasonal foraging areas

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Watt, C.A., Orr, J.R., Ferguson, S.H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2017
• Subjects: Arctic; Hudson Bay; Baffin Bay; Canada; Hudson; Hudson Strait; Eclipse Sound; Baffin; Davis Strait; Monodon monoceros; narwhal*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2016-0178; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjz-2016-0178; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjz-2016-0178

In Canada, narwhals (Monodon monoceros L., 1758) are divided into the Baffin Bay (BB) and northern Hudson Bay (NHB) populations. Satellite tracking of 21 narwhals from BB and NHB provided information on their diving behaviour and was used to identify foraging regions. Previous research from hunted n...