The Annual Catch of Greenland (Bowhead) Whales in Waters North of Canada 1719-1915: A Preliminary Compilation
The international composition of the whaling fleets that sought Balaena mysticetus north of Canada before 1915 has long been a deterrent to the compilation of a complete set of voyage and catch data. Using unpublished whaling logbooks and journals, manuscript annual summaries of Dutch and British wh...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65661 2023-05-15T14:19:18+02:00 The Annual Catch of Greenland (Bowhead) Whales in Waters North of Canada 1719-1915: A Preliminary Compilation Ross, W. Gillies 1979-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65661 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65661/49575 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65661 ARCTIC; Vol. 32 No. 2 (1979): June: 91–175; 91-121 1923-1245 0004-0843 Whaling Baffin Bay-Davis Strait Canadian Beaufort Sea Hudson Bay info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1979 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:40Z The international composition of the whaling fleets that sought Balaena mysticetus north of Canada before 1915 has long been a deterrent to the compilation of a complete set of voyage and catch data. Using unpublished whaling logbooks and journals, manuscript annual summaries of Dutch and British whaling, and other sources, the author assembles data annually for each of the whaling grounds of Davis Strait, Hudson Bay, and the Beaufort Sea, which indicate that more than 29,000 whales were secured. Considering gaps in the coverage and the mortality of wounded escaped whales, the total kill during the whaling period may have exceeded 38,000. This reconstruction is considered preliminary; additional research could improve the completeness and accuracy of the information. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Baffin Bay Baffin Bay Baffin Balaena mysticetus Beaufort Sea Davis Strait Greenland Hudson Bay University of Calgary Journal Hosting Baffin Bay Canada Greenland Hudson Hudson Bay ARCTIC 32 2 |
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The international composition of the whaling fleets that sought Balaena mysticetus north of Canada before 1915 has long been a deterrent to the compilation of a complete set of voyage and catch data. Using unpublished whaling logbooks and journals, manuscript annual summaries of Dutch and British whaling, and other sources, the author assembles data annually for each of the whaling grounds of Davis Strait, Hudson Bay, and the Beaufort Sea, which indicate that more than 29,000 whales were secured. Considering gaps in the coverage and the mortality of wounded escaped whales, the total kill during the whaling period may have exceeded 38,000. This reconstruction is considered preliminary; additional research could improve the completeness and accuracy of the information. |
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The Annual Catch of Greenland (Bowhead) Whales in Waters North of Canada 1719-1915: A Preliminary Compilation |
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The Annual Catch of Greenland (Bowhead) Whales in Waters North of Canada 1719-1915: A Preliminary Compilation |
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The Annual Catch of Greenland (Bowhead) Whales in Waters North of Canada 1719-1915: A Preliminary Compilation |
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The Annual Catch of Greenland (Bowhead) Whales in Waters North of Canada 1719-1915: A Preliminary Compilation |
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The Annual Catch of Greenland (Bowhead) Whales in Waters North of Canada 1719-1915: A Preliminary Compilation |
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annual catch of greenland (bowhead) whales in waters north of canada 1719-1915: a preliminary compilation |
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ARCTIC; Vol. 32 No. 2 (1979): June: 91–175; 91-121 1923-1245 0004-0843 |
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