BOWHEAD WHALE (Balaena mysticetus): Western Arctic Stock Revised 12/30/98 STOCK DEFINITION AND GEOGRAPHIC RANGE
Bowhead whales are distributed in seasonally ice-covered waters of the Arctic and near-Arctic, generally north of 54°N and south of 75°N in the western Arctic Basin (Braham 1984). For management purposes, five stocks are currently recognized by the International
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| Summary: | Bowhead whales are distributed in seasonally ice-covered waters of the Arctic and near-Arctic, generally north of 54°N and south of 75°N in the western Arctic Basin (Braham 1984). For management purposes, five stocks are currently recognized by the International |
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