Changes in the Numbers of Cetaceans near the Pribilof Islands, Bering Sea, between 1975-78 and 1987-89

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Baretta, Lariann, Hunt Jr., George L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1994
• Subjects: Animal behaviour; Animal distribution; Animal food; Animal population; Euphausiacea; Porpoises; Sea birds; Whales; Bering Sea; Pribilof Islands waters; Alaska; Rorqual; Arctic; Balaenoptera acutorostrata; Balaenoptera physalus; Fin whale; Humpback Whale; Killer Whale; Megaptera novaeangliae; Mer de Béring; minke whale; Orca; Orcinus orca; petit rorqual; Thysanoessa raschii; épaulard; Killer whale
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We compared the number of cetaceans seen during surveys of seabird distribution in the vicinity of the Pribilof Islands, Bering Sea, during two periods, 1975-78 (3867 km surveyed) and 1987-89 (6101 km surveyed). During the 1980s, we saw increased numbers of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) (0 to 6...