Three recent ice entrapments of Arctic cetaceans in West Greenland and the eastern Canadian High Arctic
Three ice entrapments of Monodontids have been reported in the western North Atlantic since 1993. Hunters in Disko Bay, West Greenland, discovered one in March 1994 that included about 150 narwhals (Monodon monoceros). The entrapment occurred during a sudden cold period which caused ice to form rapi...
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ftunitroemsoe:oai:ojs.henry.ub.uit.no:article/2841 2023-05-15T14:24:33+02:00 Three recent ice entrapments of Arctic cetaceans in West Greenland and the eastern Canadian High Arctic Heide-Jørgensen, MP Richard, P Ramsay, M Akeeagok, S 2002-07-21 application/pdf https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2841 https://doi.org/10.7557/3.2841 eng eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2841/2694 https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2841 doi:10.7557/3.2841 Copyright (c) 2002 MP Heide-Jørgensen, P Richard, M Ramsay, S Akeeagok http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY NAMMCO Scientific Publications; Vol 4: Belugas in the North Atlantic and the Russian Arctic; 143-148 2309-2491 1560-2206 10.7557/3.4 Monodontids belugas Delphinapterus leucas narwhals Monodon monoceros ice entrapments hunting predation info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2002 ftunitroemsoe https://doi.org/10.7557/3.2841 https://doi.org/10.7557/3.4 2021-08-16T16:40:14Z Three ice entrapments of Monodontids have been reported in the western North Atlantic since 1993. Hunters in Disko Bay, West Greenland, discovered one in March 1994 that included about 150 narwhals (Monodon monoceros). The entrapment occurred during a sudden cold period which caused ice to form rapidly. The trapped whales were subject to hunting, but about 50 of the killed whales could not be retrieved in the ice. The whales were trapped in a small opening in the ice and because of that they would probably have succumbed even if not discovered by hunters. Two entrapments involving white whales or belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) occurred in the eastern Canadian Arctic in May 1999; one in Lancaster Sound discovered by polar bear (Ursus maritimus) researchers and one in Jones Sound discovered by hunters. The first included one bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) and about 40 belugas that were being preyed upon by polar bears. The second involved at least 170 belugas, of which about 100 were killed by polar bears and 17 were taken by hunters. The entrapments in Disko Bay and Jones Sound both occurred in areas where entrapments have previously been reported, whereas the one in Lancaster Sound was in a new area. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Balaena mysticetus Beluga* bowhead whale Delphinapterus leucas Disko Bay Greenland Lancaster Sound Monodon monoceros narwhal* North Atlantic Ursus maritimus University of Tromsø: Septentrio Academic Publishing Arctic Greenland Jones Sound ENVELOPE(-86.000,-86.000,76.002,76.002) Lancaster Sound ENVELOPE(-83.999,-83.999,74.218,74.218) NAMMCO Scientific Publications 4 143 |
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Monodontids belugas Delphinapterus leucas narwhals Monodon monoceros ice entrapments hunting predation Heide-Jørgensen, MP Richard, P Ramsay, M Akeeagok, S Three recent ice entrapments of Arctic cetaceans in West Greenland and the eastern Canadian High Arctic |
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Three ice entrapments of Monodontids have been reported in the western North Atlantic since 1993. Hunters in Disko Bay, West Greenland, discovered one in March 1994 that included about 150 narwhals (Monodon monoceros). The entrapment occurred during a sudden cold period which caused ice to form rapidly. The trapped whales were subject to hunting, but about 50 of the killed whales could not be retrieved in the ice. The whales were trapped in a small opening in the ice and because of that they would probably have succumbed even if not discovered by hunters. Two entrapments involving white whales or belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) occurred in the eastern Canadian Arctic in May 1999; one in Lancaster Sound discovered by polar bear (Ursus maritimus) researchers and one in Jones Sound discovered by hunters. The first included one bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) and about 40 belugas that were being preyed upon by polar bears. The second involved at least 170 belugas, of which about 100 were killed by polar bears and 17 were taken by hunters. The entrapments in Disko Bay and Jones Sound both occurred in areas where entrapments have previously been reported, whereas the one in Lancaster Sound was in a new area. |
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Heide-Jørgensen, MP Richard, P Ramsay, M Akeeagok, S |
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Heide-Jørgensen, MP Richard, P Ramsay, M Akeeagok, S |
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Three recent ice entrapments of Arctic cetaceans in West Greenland and the eastern Canadian High Arctic |
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Three recent ice entrapments of Arctic cetaceans in West Greenland and the eastern Canadian High Arctic |
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Three recent ice entrapments of Arctic cetaceans in West Greenland and the eastern Canadian High Arctic |
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Three recent ice entrapments of Arctic cetaceans in West Greenland and the eastern Canadian High Arctic |
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Three recent ice entrapments of Arctic cetaceans in West Greenland and the eastern Canadian High Arctic |
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three recent ice entrapments of arctic cetaceans in west greenland and the eastern canadian high arctic |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing |
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2002 |
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https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2841 https://doi.org/10.7557/3.2841 |
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ENVELOPE(-86.000,-86.000,76.002,76.002) ENVELOPE(-83.999,-83.999,74.218,74.218) |
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Arctic Greenland Jones Sound Lancaster Sound |
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Arctic Greenland Jones Sound Lancaster Sound |
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Arctic Arctic Balaena mysticetus Beluga* bowhead whale Delphinapterus leucas Disko Bay Greenland Lancaster Sound Monodon monoceros narwhal* North Atlantic Ursus maritimus |
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Arctic Arctic Balaena mysticetus Beluga* bowhead whale Delphinapterus leucas Disko Bay Greenland Lancaster Sound Monodon monoceros narwhal* North Atlantic Ursus maritimus |
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NAMMCO Scientific Publications; Vol 4: Belugas in the North Atlantic and the Russian Arctic; 143-148 2309-2491 1560-2206 10.7557/3.4 |
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Copyright (c) 2002 MP Heide-Jørgensen, P Richard, M Ramsay, S Akeeagok http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ |
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