The Distribution and Abundance of Seals in the Canadian High Arctic, 1980–82

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Kingsley, M. C. S., Stirling, I., Calvert, W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1985
• Subjects: Amundsen Gulf; Erignathus barbatus; Parry Channel; Phoca hispida; Prince of Wales Strait; sverdrup basin
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f85-147; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f85-147

Surveys of hauled-out ringed seals (Phoca hispida) and bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) were flown in 1980 and 1981 over Jones Sound, the Sverdrup Basin, the channels between the Parry Islands, the Parry Channel, Prince of Wales Strait, and northern Amundsen Gulf. Part of the survey was flown aga...