Killer whale (Orcinus orca) photo-identification in the eastern Canadian Arctic
We identified individual killer whales (Orcinus orca) using recent (2004–09) photographs to obtain a minimum count of whales that use eastern Canadian Arctic waters. Fifty-three individuals were identified from nine different sightings; 11 individuals from western Hudson Bay sightings and...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:24a271551c924432b2c0762381263b89 2023-05-15T14:33:26+02:00 Killer whale (Orcinus orca) photo-identification in the eastern Canadian Arctic Brent G. Young Jeff W. Higdon Steven H. Ferguson 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v30i0.7203 https://doaj.org/article/24a271551c924432b2c0762381263b89 EN eng Norwegian Polar Institute http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/7203/pdf_154 https://doaj.org/toc/0800-0395 https://doaj.org/toc/1751-8369 doi:10.3402/polar.v30i0.7203 0800-0395 1751-8369 https://doaj.org/article/24a271551c924432b2c0762381263b89 Polar Research, Vol 30, Iss 0, Pp 1-7 (2011) Abundance Baffin Island Canada distribution High Arctic Hudson Bay photographs Environmental sciences GE1-350 Oceanography GC1-1581 article 2011 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v30i0.7203 2022-12-31T09:10:18Z We identified individual killer whales (Orcinus orca) using recent (2004–09) photographs to obtain a minimum count of whales that use eastern Canadian Arctic waters. Fifty-three individuals were identified from nine different sightings; 11 individuals from western Hudson Bay sightings and 42 from the areas around northern and eastern Baffin Island. One whale was re-sighted: an adult female or large juvenile photographed 17 days and 375 km apart at Churchill, Manitoba, and off-shore of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, in August 2007. With only one individual re-sighted, the number of individuals that use this area is likely much larger. No re-sightings occurred between Arctic killer whales and individuals photographed off the coast of Newfoundland. Our results represent the minimum number of killer whales sighted in eastern Canadian Arctic waters and provide the foundation for further killer whale research. Little is known about Arctic killer whales and, as a top predator, it is unclear what effect they have on Arctic marine ecosystems. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Baffin Island Baffin Churchill Hudson Bay Killer Whale Newfoundland Nunavut Orca Orcinus orca Polar Research Rankin Inlet Killer whale Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Nunavut Hudson Bay Baffin Island Canada Hudson Rankin Inlet ENVELOPE(-91.983,-91.983,62.734,62.734) Polar Research 30 1 7203 |
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We identified individual killer whales (Orcinus orca) using recent (2004–09) photographs to obtain a minimum count of whales that use eastern Canadian Arctic waters. Fifty-three individuals were identified from nine different sightings; 11 individuals from western Hudson Bay sightings and 42 from the areas around northern and eastern Baffin Island. One whale was re-sighted: an adult female or large juvenile photographed 17 days and 375 km apart at Churchill, Manitoba, and off-shore of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, in August 2007. With only one individual re-sighted, the number of individuals that use this area is likely much larger. No re-sightings occurred between Arctic killer whales and individuals photographed off the coast of Newfoundland. Our results represent the minimum number of killer whales sighted in eastern Canadian Arctic waters and provide the foundation for further killer whale research. Little is known about Arctic killer whales and, as a top predator, it is unclear what effect they have on Arctic marine ecosystems. |
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Killer whale (Orcinus orca) photo-identification in the eastern Canadian Arctic |
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Killer whale (Orcinus orca) photo-identification in the eastern Canadian Arctic |
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Killer whale (Orcinus orca) photo-identification in the eastern Canadian Arctic |
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