The Harvest of Beluga Whales in Canada's Western Arctic: Hunter-based Monitoring of the Size and Composition of the Catch

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Harwood, Lois A., Norton, Pamela, Day, Billy, Hall, Patricia A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2002
• Subjects: beluga; Mackenzie Estuary; Paulatuk; hunt monitoring; Beaufort Sea; catch composition; age; growth; standard length; bélouga; estuaire du Mackenzie; surveillance de la chasse; mer de Beaufort; composition des prises; âge; croissance; longueur standard; Arctic; Mackenzie Delta; Mer de Beaufort; Northwest Territories; Beluga; Beluga*; Territoires du Nord-Ouest
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63744

Hunter-based beluga monitoring programs, in place in the Mackenzie Delta since 1973 and in the Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, area since 1989, have resulted in collection of data on the number of whales harvested and on the efficiency of the hunts. Since 1980, data on the standard length, fluke wi...