An Emerging Pattern of Declining Growth Rates in Belugas of the Beaufort Sea: 1989–2008

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Harwood, Lois A., Kingsley, Michael C.S., Smith, Thomas G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2014
• Subjects: Beaufort Sea beluga; Mackenzie Delta; Paulatuk; harvest; length; GLG; size-at-age; growth; blubber thickness; béluga de la mer de Beaufort; delta du Mackenzie; récolte; longueur; GCA; taille selon l’âge; croissance; épaisseur du lard; Kendall; Kendall Island; Kugmallit Bay; Mackenzie River; Mer de Beaufort; Northwest Territories; Shallow Bay; Arctic; Beaufort Sea; Beluga; Beluga*; Béluga*; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67467

Standardized, hunter-based sampling of harvested beluga whales was initiated in the three main harvesting areas of the Mackenzie River delta (Shallow Bay, Kendall Island, Kugmallit Bay) in 1980 and near Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, in 1989. Standard length and sex of landed whales have been reco...