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

• Published in: ARCTIC
• 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
• Subjects: beluga whale; Delphinapterus leucas; Gulf of Alaska; winter distribution; Yakutat Bay; bélouga; golfe d’Alaska; distribution hivernale; baie de Yakutat; Hubbard Glacier; Arctic; Beluga; Beluga whale; Beluga*; glacier; Yakutat; Alaska
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64001

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...