Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus) Migration and Calling Behaviour in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea, Autumn 2001–04: An Acoustic Localization Study

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Blackwell, Susanna B., Richardson, W.J., Greene, Jr., C.R., Streever, B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2009
• Subjects: Alaska; autumn; Balaena mysticetus; Beaufort Sea; bowhead whale; calls; diel pattern; migration; automne; mer de Beaufort; baleine boréale; appels; diel; Baleine; Bering Sea; la Baleine; Mer de Beaufort; Arctic; Mer de Béring; Prudhoe Bay
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63280

The westward migration of bowhead whales (Bering Sea stock) was studied during autumn 2001–04 as part of an oil industry monitoring program. An array of Directional Autonomous Seafloor Acoustic Recorders (DASARs) was deployed northeast of the Northstar oil production island near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska....