Distribution and Abundance of Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas , and Narwhals, Monodon monoceros , in the Canadian High Arctic

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Smith, T. G., Hammsll, M. O., Burrage, D. J., Sleno, G. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1985
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Arctic; Lancaster Sound; Barrow Strait; Peel Sound; Prince Regent Inlet; Beluga*; Delphinapterus leucas; Monodon monoceros; narwhal*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f85-087; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f85-087

Opportunistic reconnaissance aerial surveys of Lancaster Sound, Barrow Strait, Peel Sound, and Prince Regent Inlet were conducted between 1974 and 1982 to determine the distribution and abundance of belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, and narwhals, Monodon monoceros. In 1981, two stratified strip-transe...