Dive Behaviour of Belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) in the Shallow Waters of Western Hudson Bay

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Martin, A.R., Hall, P., Richard, P.R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2001
• Subjects: beluga; white whale; Hudson Bay; diving; dive behaviour; bélouga; baleine blanche; baie d’Hudson; plongée; comportement en plongée; Baie d'Hudson; Baie-d'Hudson; Baleine; Blanche; Hudson; Le Fond; Arctic; Beluga; Beluga*; Delphinapterus leucas; White whale
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63844

Beluga diving was studied in western Hudson Bay, where the preferred habitat of this whale in summer is shallow coastal waters. No relationship was found between the duration of a dive and the surface interval either preceding or following it. During rare periods of intense diving, 77% of an average...