Winter Sighting of Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Yakutat-Disenchantment Bay, Alaska

On 19 February 1997, we made the first documented winter sighting of beluga whales in Yakutat-Disenchantment Bay, Alaska. We estimated that 10 individuals were swimming in ice-free, turbid water near the Hubbard Glacier. The sporadic record of belugas in the bay suggests they may be occasional visit...

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Main Authors: Hubbard, Joel D., Hansen, Donald J., Mahoney, Barbara A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1999
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64001 2023-05-15T14:19:08+02:00 Winter Sighting of Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Yakutat-Disenchantment Bay, Alaska Hubbard, Joel D. Hansen, Donald J. Mahoney, Barbara A. 1999-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64001 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64001/47936 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64001 ARCTIC; Vol. 52 No. 4 (1999): December: 325–440; 411-412 1923-1245 0004-0843 beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas Gulf of Alaska winter distribution Yakutat Bay bélouga golfe d’Alaska distribution hivernale baie de Yakutat info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1999 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:14Z On 19 February 1997, we made the first documented winter sighting of beluga whales in Yakutat-Disenchantment Bay, Alaska. We estimated that 10 individuals were swimming in ice-free, turbid water near the Hubbard Glacier. The sporadic record of belugas in the bay suggests they may be occasional visitors from the Cook Inlet population. Le 19 février 1997, nous avons pour la première fois enregistré la présence de bélougas en hiver dans la baie alaskienne de Yakutat-Disenchantment. On a estimé à 10 le nombre d'individus qui nageaient dans l'eau turbide libre de glace près du glacier Hubbard. La présence sporadique des bélougas dans la baie suggère qu'ils pourraient être des visiteurs occasionnels venant de la population du détroit de Cook. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Beluga Beluga whale Beluga* Delphinapterus leucas glacier Yakutat Alaska University of Calgary Journal Hosting Gulf of Alaska Hubbard Glacier ENVELOPE(-139.379,-139.379,60.344,60.344) ARCTIC 52 4
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topic beluga whale
Delphinapterus leucas
Gulf of Alaska
winter distribution
Yakutat Bay
bélouga
golfe d’Alaska
distribution hivernale
baie de Yakutat
spellingShingle beluga whale
Delphinapterus leucas
Gulf of Alaska
winter distribution
Yakutat Bay
bélouga
golfe d’Alaska
distribution hivernale
baie de Yakutat
Hubbard, Joel D.
Hansen, Donald J.
Mahoney, Barbara A.
Winter Sighting of Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Yakutat-Disenchantment Bay, Alaska
topic_facet beluga whale
Delphinapterus leucas
Gulf of Alaska
winter distribution
Yakutat Bay
bélouga
golfe d’Alaska
distribution hivernale
baie de Yakutat
description On 19 February 1997, we made the first documented winter sighting of beluga whales in Yakutat-Disenchantment Bay, Alaska. We estimated that 10 individuals were swimming in ice-free, turbid water near the Hubbard Glacier. The sporadic record of belugas in the bay suggests they may be occasional visitors from the Cook Inlet population. Le 19 février 1997, nous avons pour la première fois enregistré la présence de bélougas en hiver dans la baie alaskienne de Yakutat-Disenchantment. On a estimé à 10 le nombre d'individus qui nageaient dans l'eau turbide libre de glace près du glacier Hubbard. La présence sporadique des bélougas dans la baie suggère qu'ils pourraient être des visiteurs occasionnels venant de la population du détroit de Cook.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Hubbard, Joel D.
Hansen, Donald J.
Mahoney, Barbara A.
author_facet Hubbard, Joel D.
Hansen, Donald J.
Mahoney, Barbara A.
author_sort Hubbard, Joel D.
title Winter Sighting of Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Yakutat-Disenchantment Bay, Alaska
title_short Winter Sighting of Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Yakutat-Disenchantment Bay, Alaska
title_full Winter Sighting of Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Yakutat-Disenchantment Bay, Alaska
title_fullStr Winter Sighting of Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Yakutat-Disenchantment Bay, Alaska
title_full_unstemmed Winter Sighting of Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Yakutat-Disenchantment Bay, Alaska
title_sort winter sighting of beluga whales (delphinapterus leucas) in yakutat-disenchantment bay, alaska
publisher The Arctic Institute of North America
publishDate 1999
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