ARCTlC Winter Sightings of Marine Mammals in Arctic Pack Ice

ABSTRACT. There is limited information about the winter distribution of some arctic marine mmals. In February-March 1976 six species of marine mammals were sighted in the pack ice of Baffin Bay and Davis Strait. Hooded seals were sighted along the ice edge in February, but in late March adults with...

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Main Author: Charles W. Turl
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1987
Subjects:
Arctic
Baffin Bay
Baie de Baffin
Phoques
Baffin
Beluga*
Davis Strait
narwhal*
walrus*
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.512.9686
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic40-3-219.pdf
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Summary:ABSTRACT. There is limited information about the winter distribution of some arctic marine mmals. In February-March 1976 six species of marine mammals were sighted in the pack ice of Baffin Bay and Davis Strait. Hooded seals were sighted along the ice edge in February, but in late March adults with pups were seen. Large numbers of narwhals were sighted throughout southern Baffii Bay in a variety of ice conditions, which suggests that this species winters in the pack ice. Belugas, bowhead whales, walrus and ringed seals were occasionally sighted in the pack ice. Key words: Baffin Bay, Davis Strait, pack ice, marine mammal sightings RÉSUMÉ. 11 existe peu d’information sur la répartition hivernale de certains mammieres marins de l’Arctique. En ftvrier et en mars 1976, six es#ces de mammif&res marins ont ttt aperçues sur le pack de la baie de Baffin et du dttroit de Davis. On a rep6ré des phoques àcapuchon le long du bord de la glace en février et, vers la fin mars, on a vu des adultes avec des petits. On a observt un grand nombre de narvals dans toute la partie sud e la baie de Baffin, dans des conditions de glace trks varikes, ce qui semble indiquer que cette espce passe l’hiver dans le pack. On a aperçu à l’occasion des bélougas, des baleines franches, des morses et des phoques annelés dans le pack. Mots clés: baie de Baffin, dttroit de Davis, le pack, observations de la présence de mammifires marins Traduit pour le journal par Ntsida Loyer.

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