Spatio-temporal summer distribution of Cumberland Sound beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Clearwater Fiord, Nunavut, Canada

• Published in: Arctic Science
• Main Authors: Karyn V. Booy, Xavier Mouy, Steven H. Ferguson, Marianne Marcoux
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; French
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2021
• Subjects: beluga whale; passive acoustic monitoring; cumberland sound; automated detection; distribution; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Environmental engineering; TA170-171; Nunavut; Canada; Cumberland Sound; Clearwater Fiord; Arctic; Beluga; Beluga whale; Beluga*; Delphinapterus leucas
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2019-0031; https://doaj.org/article/9d9282f98b3d40d2aa03603874289151

The Cumberland Sound (Nunavut, Canada) beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776)) population has been designated as threatened and updated biological information about summer distribution is required for a sound recovery plan. Variation in aerial survey counts are speculated to occur due to...