Abundance of Atlantic walrus in Western Nares Strait, Baffin Bay Stock, during summer

• Published in: NAMMCO Scientific Publications
• Main Authors: Stewart, Robert EA, Born, Erik W, Dietz, Rune, Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter, Rigét, Frank Farsø, Laidre, Kristin, Jensen, Mikkel Villum, Knutsen, Lars Ø, Fossette, Sabrina, Dunn, J B
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2014
• Subjects: Atlantic walrus; walrus; Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus; North Water; Canada; Greenland; abundance; aerial surveys; tagging; satellite-linked; Baffin Bay; Buchanan Bay; Ellesmere Island; Jones Sound; Kane; Marie Bay; Nares; Nunavut; Princess Marie Bay; Qaanaaq; Baffin; inuit; Kane Basin; Nares strait; Odobenus rosmarus; walrus*
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2611; https://doi.org/10.7557/3.2611

Atlantic walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) belonging to the Baffin Bay subpopulation occur year round in the North Water polynya (NOW) between NW Greenland and eastern Ellesmere Island (Canada). They are hunted for subsistence purposes by residents of the Qaanaaq area (NW Greenland) bordering th...