Distribution and Abundance of the Eastern Canada – West Greenland Bowhead Whale Population Based on the 2013 High Arctic Cetacean Survey

• Published in: NAMMCO Scientific Publications
• Main Authors: Thomas Doniol-Valcroze, Jean-François Gosselin, Daniel G. Pike, Jack W. Lawson, Natalie C. Asselin, Kevin J. Hedges, Steven H. Ferguson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2020
• Subjects: bowhead whale; Baffin Bay; Eastern-Canada West-Greenland; abundance; aerial survey; double-platform; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Arctic; Canada; Greenland; Isabella Bay; Baffin; Balaena mysticetus; inuit; Monodon monoceros; narwhal*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/3.5315; https://doaj.org/article/549cc8dcd8464f5f8939a5cd6c4df75c

The hunting of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) is an integral part of Inuit culture. An up-to-date abundance estimate of the entire Eastern Canada – West Greenland (EC-WG) bowhead population is necessary to support sustainable management of this harvest. The High Arctic Cetacean Survey (HACS) wa...