Seasonal patterns in acoustic detections of marine mammals near Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories

• Published in: Arctic Science
• Main Authors: William D. Halliday, Stephen J. Insley, Tyler de Jong, Xavier Mouy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; French
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2018
• Subjects: climate change; conservation; passive acoustic monitoring; sea ice; envir; geo; Arctic; Northwest Territories; Sachs Harbour; Balaena mysticetus; bearded seal; Beluga; Beluga*; Climate change; Delphinapterus leucas; Erignathus barbatus; Pusa hispida; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2017-0021; https://doaj.org/article/68354c21ffc442e394e0126d5002b4d7

The Arctic is changing rapidly, leading to changes in habitat availability and increased anthropogenic disturbance. Information on the distribution of animals is needed as these changes occur. We examine seasonal presence of marine mammals in the western Canadian Arctic near Sachs Harbour, Northwest...