Beluga Whale and Spotted Seal Use of a Coastal Lagoon System in the Northeastern Chukchi Sea

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Frost, Kathryn J., Lowry, Lloyd F., Carroll, Geoffry
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1993
• Subjects: Aerial surveys; Animal distribution; Animal population; Beluga whales; Seals (Animals); Telemetry; Wildlife habitat; Chukchi Sea; Galets; Arctic; Beluga; Beluga whale; Beluga*; Chukchi; Delphinapterus leucas; Mer des Tchouktches; Tchouktche*; veau marin
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64371

Aerial surveys were conducted in the northeastern Chukchi Sea during 1989-91 to investigate the distribution and abundance of beluga whales and spotted seals. Emphasis was on the 170 km long Kasegaluk Lagoon, which was known to be regularly used by both species during the open-water season. Belugas...