Gray Whale Distribution and Catch by Alaskan Eskimos: A Replacement for the Bowhead Whale?

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Marquette, William M., Braham, Howard W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1982
• Subjects: Animal distribution; Animal mortality; Bowhead whales; Gray whales; Inuit; Subsistence; Whaling; Alaska; Northern; Alaskan Beaufort Sea; Bering Sea; Chukchi Sea; Bering Strait; Baleine; la Baleine; Arctic; Balaena mysticetus; Barrow; Beaufort Sea; bowhead whale; Chukchi; eskimo*; esquimaux; inuit; Point Barrow
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65392

The catch of gray whales, Eschrichtius robustus, by Alaskan Eskimos from 1925 to 1980 has been documented to the extent possible by a search of the literature and personal communications with knowledgeable sources. During the period 1950-1980, 47 gray whales were landed by hunters at 12 villages. Du...