Population Estimates of White Whale, Delphinapterus leucas , in James Bay, Eastern Hudson Bay, and Ungava Bay
Coastal reconnaissance and systematic aerial surveys of white whales, Delphinapterus leucas, were flown in James Bay, eastern Hudson Bay, and Ungava Bay. In Ungava Bay the numbers of belugas are so low that we are unable to derive population estimates. In James Bay, we estimate 1213 whales with 95%...
Published in: | Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1986
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f86-243 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f86-243 |