Eastern High Arctic–Baffin Bay beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) estuary abundance and use from space

• Published in: Frontiers in Mammal Science
• Main Authors: Watt, Cortney A., Carlyle, Cody G., Hornby, Claire A., Sherbo, Bryanna A. H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2023
• Subjects: Baffin Bay; Baffin; Beluga; Beluga whale; Beluga*; Creswell Bay; Delphinapterus leucas; Maxwell Bay; Nunavut; Prince Regent Inlet; Somerset Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmamm.2023.1208276; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmamm.2023.1208276/full

Introduction The Eastern High Arctic–Baffin Bay (EHA-BB) beluga whale ( Delphinapterus leucas ) population spends summer in estuaries around Somerset Island, Nunavut, Canada. A single abundance estimate from 1996 suggests an abundance >21,000 beluga whales; however, more information on abunda...