Sightings of Belugas and Other Marine Mammals in the North Water, Late March 1993

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Richard, P.R., Orr, J.R., Dietz, R., Dueck, L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1998
• Subjects: beluga; Delphinapterus leucas; North Water; polynya; aerial survey; winter; ice leads; Baffin Bay; walrus; narwhal; bowhead whale; béluga; Eau du Nord; polynie; relevé aérien; hiver; chenaux de glace; baie de Baffin; morse; narval; baleine boréale; Baie de Baffin; Baleine; Devon Island; Jones Sound; Lancaster Sound; Morse; Arctic; Baffin; banquise; Beluga; Beluga*; Béluga*; narwhal*; walrus*
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64095

Surveys of belugas were flown during March 1993 in Lancaster Sound and the North Water of Baffin Bay. Most belugas were observed along the shore leads off southeastern Devon Island and in the polynya at the mouth of Jones Sound. Our results confirm other published winter observations that belugas re...