Tagging White Whales in the Canadian Arctic
White whales, Delphinapterus leucas Pallas, were tagged in the estuary of Seal River, Man., in western Hudson Bay in the summers of 1967 and 1968. Seven hundred harpoon tags were applied to the dorsal part of the body while chasing the animals, and 118 Petersen disc tags through the dorsal ridge aft...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/f69-202 2023-12-17T10:25:39+01:00 Tagging White Whales in the Canadian Arctic Sergeant, D. E. Brodie, P. F. 1969 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f69-202 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f69-202 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada volume 26, issue 8, page 2201-2205 ISSN 0015-296X General Medicine journal-article 1969 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/f69-202 2023-11-19T13:38:34Z White whales, Delphinapterus leucas Pallas, were tagged in the estuary of Seal River, Man., in western Hudson Bay in the summers of 1967 and 1968. Seven hundred harpoon tags were applied to the dorsal part of the body while chasing the animals, and 118 Petersen disc tags through the dorsal ridge after stranding the animals in shallow water on a falling tide. Three recovered harpoon tags include one observed on a living whale at the same site after a year, and two taken from netted whales at fisheries northward along the western coast of Hudson Bay, 300–800 km from the site of tagging and 5–7 weeks after tagging. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Delphinapterus leucas Hudson Bay Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Arctic Hudson Bay Hudson Petersen ENVELOPE(-101.250,-101.250,-71.917,-71.917) Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 26 8 2201 2205 |
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White whales, Delphinapterus leucas Pallas, were tagged in the estuary of Seal River, Man., in western Hudson Bay in the summers of 1967 and 1968. Seven hundred harpoon tags were applied to the dorsal part of the body while chasing the animals, and 118 Petersen disc tags through the dorsal ridge after stranding the animals in shallow water on a falling tide. Three recovered harpoon tags include one observed on a living whale at the same site after a year, and two taken from netted whales at fisheries northward along the western coast of Hudson Bay, 300–800 km from the site of tagging and 5–7 weeks after tagging. |
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Tagging White Whales in the Canadian Arctic |
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Tagging White Whales in the Canadian Arctic |
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