Bowhead Whale Distribution and Feeding near Barrow, Alaska, in Late Summer 2005–06

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Moore, Sue E., George, J.C. "Craig", Sheffield, Gay, Bacon, Joshua, Ashjian, Carin J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2010
• Subjects: bowhead whale; feeding; functional anatomy; zooplankton; western Arctic; Beaufort Sea; aerial surveys; baleine boréale; alimentation; anatomie fonctionnelle; zooplancton; Ouest de l’Arctique; mer de Beaufort; levés aériens; Arctic; Baleine; Barrier Islands; Barrow Canyon; Mer de Beaufort; Barrow; Zooplankton; Alaska; Copepods
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64030

Aerial surveys for bowhead whales were conducted in conjunction with oceanographic sampling near Barrow, Alaska, in late summer of 2005 and 2006. In 2005, 145 whales were seen, mostly in two distinct aggregations: one (ca. 40 whales) in deep water in Barrow Canyon and the other (ca. 70 whales) in ve...