Winter Sightings of Marine Mammals in Arctic Pack Ice

There is limited information about the winter distribution of some arctic marine mammals. In February-March 1976 six species of marine mammals were sighted in the pack ice of Baffin Bay and Davis Strait. Hooded seals were sighted along the ice edge in February, but in late March adults with pups wer...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Turl, Charles W.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1987
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64824 2023-05-15T14:19:14+02:00 Winter Sightings of Marine Mammals in Arctic Pack Ice Turl, Charles W. 1987-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64824 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64824/48738 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64824 ARCTIC; Vol. 40 No. 3 (1987): September: 175–237; 219-220 1923-1245 0004-0843 Animal distribution Marine mammals Pack ice Winter ecology Baffin Bay-Davis Strait info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1987 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:59Z There is limited information about the winter distribution of some arctic marine mammals. In February-March 1976 six species of marine mammals were sighted in the pack ice of Baffin Bay and Davis Strait. Hooded seals were sighted along the ice edge in February, but in late March adults with pups were seen. Large numbers of narwhals were sighted throughout southern Baffin Bay in a variety of ice conditions, which suggests that this species winters in the pack ice. Belugas, bowhead whales, walrus and ringed seals were occasionally sighted in the pack ice.Key words: Baffin Bay, Davis Strait, pack ice, marine mammal sightings Il existe peu d'information sur la répartition hivernale de certains mammifères marins de l'Arctique. En février et en mars 1976, six espèces de mammifères marins ont été aperçues sur le pack de la baie de Baffin et du détroit de Davis. On a repéré des phoques à capuchon le long du bord de la glace en février et, vers la fin mars, on a vu des adultes avec des petits. On a observé un grand nombre de narvals dans toute la partie sud de la baie de Baffin, dans des conditions de glace très variées, ce qui semble indiquer que cette espèce passe l'hiver dans le pack. On a aperçu à l'occasion des bélougas, des baleines franches, des morses et des phoques annelés dans le pack.Mots clés: baie de Baffin, détroit de Davis, le pack, observations de la présence de mammifères marins Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic marine mammals Arctic Baffin Bay Baffin Bay Baffin Baie de Baffin Beluga* Davis Strait Détroit de Davis narwhal* walrus* University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Baffin Bay Baie de Baffin ENVELOPE(-67.996,-67.996,74.001,74.001) Détroit de Davis ENVELOPE(-57.996,-57.996,65.001,65.001) Phoques ENVELOPE(141.396,141.396,-66.814,-66.814) ARCTIC 40 3
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topic Animal distribution
Marine mammals
Pack ice
Winter ecology
Baffin Bay-Davis Strait
spellingShingle Animal distribution
Marine mammals
Pack ice
Winter ecology
Baffin Bay-Davis Strait
Turl, Charles W.
Winter Sightings of Marine Mammals in Arctic Pack Ice
topic_facet Animal distribution
Marine mammals
Pack ice
Winter ecology
Baffin Bay-Davis Strait
description There is limited information about the winter distribution of some arctic marine mammals. In February-March 1976 six species of marine mammals were sighted in the pack ice of Baffin Bay and Davis Strait. Hooded seals were sighted along the ice edge in February, but in late March adults with pups were seen. Large numbers of narwhals were sighted throughout southern Baffin Bay in a variety of ice conditions, which suggests that this species winters in the pack ice. Belugas, bowhead whales, walrus and ringed seals were occasionally sighted in the pack ice.Key words: Baffin Bay, Davis Strait, pack ice, marine mammal sightings Il existe peu d'information sur la répartition hivernale de certains mammifères marins de l'Arctique. En février et en mars 1976, six espèces de mammifères marins ont été aperçues sur le pack de la baie de Baffin et du détroit de Davis. On a repéré des phoques à capuchon le long du bord de la glace en février et, vers la fin mars, on a vu des adultes avec des petits. On a observé un grand nombre de narvals dans toute la partie sud de la baie de Baffin, dans des conditions de glace très variées, ce qui semble indiquer que cette espèce passe l'hiver dans le pack. On a aperçu à l'occasion des bélougas, des baleines franches, des morses et des phoques annelés dans le pack.Mots clés: baie de Baffin, détroit de Davis, le pack, observations de la présence de mammifères marins
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author Turl, Charles W.
author_facet Turl, Charles W.
author_sort Turl, Charles W.
title Winter Sightings of Marine Mammals in Arctic Pack Ice
title_short Winter Sightings of Marine Mammals in Arctic Pack Ice
title_full Winter Sightings of Marine Mammals in Arctic Pack Ice
title_fullStr Winter Sightings of Marine Mammals in Arctic Pack Ice
title_full_unstemmed Winter Sightings of Marine Mammals in Arctic Pack Ice
title_sort winter sightings of marine mammals in arctic pack ice
publisher The Arctic Institute of North America
publishDate 1987
url https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64824
long_lat ENVELOPE(-67.996,-67.996,74.001,74.001)
ENVELOPE(-57.996,-57.996,65.001,65.001)
ENVELOPE(141.396,141.396,-66.814,-66.814)
geographic Arctic
Baffin Bay
Baie de Baffin
Détroit de Davis
Phoques
geographic_facet Arctic
Baffin Bay
Baie de Baffin
Détroit de Davis
Phoques
genre Arctic
Arctic marine mammals
Arctic
Baffin Bay
Baffin Bay
Baffin
Baie de Baffin
Beluga*
Davis Strait
Détroit de Davis
narwhal*
walrus*
genre_facet Arctic
Arctic marine mammals
Arctic
Baffin Bay
Baffin Bay
Baffin
Baie de Baffin
Beluga*
Davis Strait
Détroit de Davis
narwhal*
walrus*
op_source ARCTIC; Vol. 40 No. 3 (1987): September: 175–237; 219-220
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