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...
Published in: | ARCTIC |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
The Arctic Institute of North America
1999
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64001 |
id |
ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64001 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
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 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
University of Calgary Journal Hosting |
op_collection_id |
ftunivcalgaryojs |
language |
English |
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 |
url |
https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64001 |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(-139.379,-139.379,60.344,60.344) |
geographic |
Gulf of Alaska Hubbard Glacier |
geographic_facet |
Gulf of Alaska Hubbard Glacier |
genre |
Arctic Beluga Beluga whale Beluga* Delphinapterus leucas glacier Yakutat Alaska |
genre_facet |
Arctic Beluga Beluga whale Beluga* Delphinapterus leucas glacier Yakutat Alaska |
op_source |
ARCTIC; Vol. 52 No. 4 (1999): December: 325–440; 411-412 1923-1245 0004-0843 |
op_relation |
https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64001/47936 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64001 |
container_title |
ARCTIC |
container_volume |
52 |
container_issue |
4 |
_version_ |
1766290720391430144 |