Use of Nearshore and Estuarine Areas of the Southeastern Bering Sea by Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Gill, Jr., Robert E., Hall, John D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1983
• Subjects: Animal behaviour; Animal food; Animal migration; Estuaries; Gray whales; Alaska Peninsula waters; Bering Sea; Bristol Bay; Alaska; Nelson Lagoon; Baleine; Arctic; Mer de Béring
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65328

During spring aerial surveys of the coast of the southeastern Bering Sea significant numbers of gray whales were seen in nearshore waters along the north side of the Alaska Peninsula. Many (50-80%) of these animals were observed surfacing with mud trails or lying on their sides, characteristics both...