Evidence for a Decline in Northern Quebec (Nunavik) Belugas

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Hammill, M.O., Lesage, V., Gosselin, J.-F., Bourdages, H., de March, B.G.E., Kingsley, M.C.S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2004
• Subjects: beluga; aerial survey; Nunavik; harvesting; northern Quebec; abundance; béluga; relevé aérien; prélèvements; Nord québécois; abondance; Hudson Bay; Hudson; Baie d'Hudson; Baie-d'Hudson; Ungava Bay; Baie James; Arctic; Baie d'Ungava; Beluga; Beluga*; Béluga*; Delphinapterus leucas; James Bay
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63554

Systematic aerial line-transect surveys of beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, were conducted in James Bay, eastern Hudson Bay, and Ungava Bay from 14 August to 3 September 2001. An estimated 7901 (SE= 1744) and 1155 (SE = 507) belugas were present at the surface in the offshore areas of James Bay...