Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) in the Western Chukchi and East Siberian Seas

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Miller, R.V., Johnson, J.H., Doroshenko, N.V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1985
• Subjects: Animal distribution; Gray whales; Predation; Wildlife habitat; Chukchi Sea; Russian Arctic waters; Vostochno-Sibirskoye More; Arctic; Baleine; East Siberian Sea; Chukchi; Chukotka; Mer de Sibérie orientale; Tchouktche*
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65160

During joint Soviet-American shipboard surveys in autumn 1979 and 1980, numerous sightings of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) were made in the western Chukchi and East Siberian seas. Gray whales were observed well offshore in ice-free water in 1979, but near the Chukotka coast in 1980. During th...