Observations of Foraging Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus Glacialis) in the Canadian High Arctic

We summarize observations of foraging northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) in the Barrow Strait-Lancaster Sound region of the Northwest Territories from June to September 1984-90 and in Admiralty Inlet, N.W.T., in July 1989. In each year, fulmars scavenged hunter-killed marine mammal remains in the...

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Main Authors: Hobson, Keith A., Welch, Harold E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1992
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64442 2023-05-15T13:05:23+02:00 Observations of Foraging Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus Glacialis) in the Canadian High Arctic Hobson, Keith A. Welch, Harold E. 1992-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64442 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64442/48377 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64442 ARCTIC; Vol. 45 No. 2 (1992): June: 105–210; 150-153 1923-1245 0004-0843 Animal behaviour Animal food Arctic cod Fulmars Copepoda Admiralty Inlet Nunavut Barrow Strait Lancaster Sound info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1992 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:38Z We summarize observations of foraging northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) in the Barrow Strait-Lancaster Sound region of the Northwest Territories from June to September 1984-90 and in Admiralty Inlet, N.W.T., in July 1989. In each year, fulmars scavenged hunter-killed marine mammal remains in the vicinity of Resolute Bay. Large feeding flocks, aggregated primarily along tide lines and at upwelling sites, exploited primarily calanoid copepods by surface seizing and diving. Late-season onshore movement of Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) resulted in flocks of several thousand fulmars capturing cod by surface and pursuit diving. We determined experimentally that northern fulmars are capable of diving to 3 m to retrieve cod.Key words: northern fulmar, Fulrmarus glacialis, feeding behaviour, diving, Barrow Strait, Lancaster Sound RÉSUMÉ. On résume les observations faites sur des fulmars boréaux (Fulmarus glacialis) en train de se ravitailler dans la région du détroit de Barrow et du détroit de Lancaster dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest, de juin à septembre 1984 à 1990, et dans l'inlet de l'Amirauté (T.N.-O.) en juillet1989. Chaque année, les fulmars se repaissaient des restes de mammifères marins tués par des chasseurs à proximité de la baie Resolute. De grandes volées s'attroupaient pour se nourrir, surtout le long des laisses de marée et aux sites d'émergence, et pêchaient principalement des calanus,en les saisissant à la surface et en plongée. La migration de fin de saison de la morue polaire (Boreogadus saida) vers le rivage attirait des volées composées de plusieurs milliers de fulmars qui capturaient la morue en piquant à la surface et en la poursuivant sous l'eau. On a déterminé expérimentalement que le fulmar boréal est capable de plonger à 3 m sous la surface pour retrouver la morue.Mots clés: fulmar boréal, Fulrnarus glacialis, comportement alimentaire, plongée, détroit de Barrow, détroit de Lancaster Article in Journal/Newspaper Admiralty Inlet Arctic Arctic cod Arctic Boreogadus saida Fulmarus glacialis Lancaster Sound Northern Fulmar Northwest Territories Nunavut Resolute Bay Territoires du Nord-Ouest Copepods University of Calgary Journal Hosting Admiralty Inlet ENVELOPE(-86.000,-86.000,72.501,72.501) Arctic Barrow Strait ENVELOPE(-94.168,-94.168,74.402,74.402) Fulmar ENVELOPE(-46.016,-46.016,-60.616,-60.616) Lancaster Sound ENVELOPE(-83.999,-83.999,74.218,74.218) Northwest Territories Nunavut Resolute Bay ENVELOPE(-94.842,-94.842,74.677,74.677) ARCTIC 45 2
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topic Animal behaviour
Animal food
Arctic cod
Fulmars
Copepoda
Admiralty Inlet
Nunavut
Barrow Strait
Lancaster Sound
spellingShingle Animal behaviour
Animal food
Arctic cod
Fulmars
Copepoda
Admiralty Inlet
Nunavut
Barrow Strait
Lancaster Sound
Hobson, Keith A.
Welch, Harold E.
Observations of Foraging Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus Glacialis) in the Canadian High Arctic
topic_facet Animal behaviour
Animal food
Arctic cod
Fulmars
Copepoda
Admiralty Inlet
Nunavut
Barrow Strait
Lancaster Sound
description We summarize observations of foraging northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) in the Barrow Strait-Lancaster Sound region of the Northwest Territories from June to September 1984-90 and in Admiralty Inlet, N.W.T., in July 1989. In each year, fulmars scavenged hunter-killed marine mammal remains in the vicinity of Resolute Bay. Large feeding flocks, aggregated primarily along tide lines and at upwelling sites, exploited primarily calanoid copepods by surface seizing and diving. Late-season onshore movement of Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) resulted in flocks of several thousand fulmars capturing cod by surface and pursuit diving. We determined experimentally that northern fulmars are capable of diving to 3 m to retrieve cod.Key words: northern fulmar, Fulrmarus glacialis, feeding behaviour, diving, Barrow Strait, Lancaster Sound RÉSUMÉ. On résume les observations faites sur des fulmars boréaux (Fulmarus glacialis) en train de se ravitailler dans la région du détroit de Barrow et du détroit de Lancaster dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest, de juin à septembre 1984 à 1990, et dans l'inlet de l'Amirauté (T.N.-O.) en juillet1989. Chaque année, les fulmars se repaissaient des restes de mammifères marins tués par des chasseurs à proximité de la baie Resolute. De grandes volées s'attroupaient pour se nourrir, surtout le long des laisses de marée et aux sites d'émergence, et pêchaient principalement des calanus,en les saisissant à la surface et en plongée. La migration de fin de saison de la morue polaire (Boreogadus saida) vers le rivage attirait des volées composées de plusieurs milliers de fulmars qui capturaient la morue en piquant à la surface et en la poursuivant sous l'eau. On a déterminé expérimentalement que le fulmar boréal est capable de plonger à 3 m sous la surface pour retrouver la morue.Mots clés: fulmar boréal, Fulrnarus glacialis, comportement alimentaire, plongée, détroit de Barrow, détroit de Lancaster
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Hobson, Keith A.
Welch, Harold E.
author_facet Hobson, Keith A.
Welch, Harold E.
author_sort Hobson, Keith A.
title Observations of Foraging Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus Glacialis) in the Canadian High Arctic
title_short Observations of Foraging Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus Glacialis) in the Canadian High Arctic
title_full Observations of Foraging Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus Glacialis) in the Canadian High Arctic
title_fullStr Observations of Foraging Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus Glacialis) in the Canadian High Arctic
title_full_unstemmed Observations of Foraging Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus Glacialis) in the Canadian High Arctic
title_sort observations of foraging northern fulmars (fulmarus glacialis) in the canadian high arctic
publisher The Arctic Institute of North America
publishDate 1992
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ENVELOPE(-83.999,-83.999,74.218,74.218)
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Arctic
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Fulmar
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Northwest Territories
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Arctic
Arctic cod
Arctic
Boreogadus saida
Fulmarus glacialis
Lancaster Sound
Northern Fulmar
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Resolute Bay
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Copepods
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Arctic cod
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Fulmarus glacialis
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Territoires du Nord-Ouest
Copepods
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