Observations on the Ice-Breaking and Ice Navigation Behavior of Migrating Bowhead Whales (Balaena Mysticetus) near Point Barrow, Alaska, Spring 1985

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: George, John C., Clark, Christopher, Carroll, Geoff M., Ellison, William T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1989
• Subjects: Animal behaviour; Animal migration; Bowhead whales; Ice leads; Ice navigation; Icebreaking; Barrow; Point; waters; Alaska; Baleine; Arctic; Balaena mysticetus; bowhead whale; Point Barrow; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64690

During a four-day period from 28 April to 1 May 1985, we observed bowhead whales breaking up through sea ice in order to breathe. Our observations were made from grounded sea ice approximately 10 km northeast of Point Barrow, Alaska, during the spring bowhead migration (14 April to 10 June). From ac...