Community-Based Observations of Marine Mammal Occurrences in Groswater Bay, Labrador

• Published in: The Canadian Field-Naturalist
• Main Authors: Chaulk, Keith G., Michelin, Daniel, Williams, Melva, Wolfrey, Tony
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2013
• Subjects: seal; whale; Harp Seal; Pagophilus groenlandicus; Common Minke Whale; Balaenoptera acutorostrata; Ringed Seal; Pusa hispida; Beluga Whale; Delphinapterus leucas; Harbour Porpoise; Phocoena phocoena; marine mammal; biodiversity; Inuit; Lake Melville; Newfoundland; Rigolet; Beluga; Beluga whale; Beluga*; Harbour porpoise; inuit; minke whale; ringed seal
• Online Access: https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1404; https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v127i1.1404

Experienced observers from the community of Rigolet, Newfoundland and Labrador, recorded marine mammal observations at Rigolet on the coast of Labrador from July to September 2012. During this study, a total of nine species of marine mammals were documented. A daily average of 2.6 (range 1–5) marine...