Observations on gray whale ( Eschrichtius robustus) utilization patterns in the northeastern Chukchi Sea, July–October 1982–1987

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Clarke, Janet T., Moore, Sue E., Ljungblad, Donald K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1989
• Subjects: Chukchi Sea; Point Hope; Barrow; Chukchi; Point Barrow; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z89-374; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z89-374

A total of 821 gray whales were seen during aerial surveys in the northeastern Chukchi Sea from July through October 1982–1987. Gray whale distribution extended from south of Point Hope to northeast of Point Barrow, Alaska, between 0.5 and 166 km offshore. Monthly abundance estimates (number of whal...