The Harvest of Beluga Whales in Canada’s Western Arctic: Hunter-Based Monitoring of the Size and Composition of the Catch
ABSTRACT. Hunter-based beluga monitoring programs, in place in the Mackenzie Delta since 1973 and in the Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, area since 1989, have resulted in collection of data on the number of whales harvested and on the efficiency of the hunts. Since 1980, data on the standard length...
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1998
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Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.297.3268 http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/protectedresources/whales/beluga/beaufort/beaufortharvest_arctic0302.pdf |