Sightings of Belugas and Other Marine Mammals in the North Water, Late March 1993

belugas were observed along the shore leads off southeastern Devon Island and in the polynya at the mouth of Jones Sound. Our results confirm other published winter observations that belugas regularly occupy the North Water’s leads and polynyas in winter. Walruses, narwhals, and bowhead whales were...

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Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1996
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Key words
beluga
Delphinapterus leucas
North Water
polynya
aerial survey
winter
ice leads
Baffin Bay
walrus
narwhal
bowhead
Devon Island
Jones Sound
Arctic
Baffin
Beluga
Beluga*
narwhal*
walrus*
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.517.4333
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic51-1-1.pdf
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Summary:belugas were observed along the shore leads off southeastern Devon Island and in the polynya at the mouth of Jones Sound. Our results confirm other published winter observations that belugas regularly occupy the North Water’s leads and polynyas in winter. Walruses, narwhals, and bowhead whales were also seen during these surveys; their presence confirms the use of the North Water wintering area by several other marine mammal species.

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