Identification of Potential Foraging Areas for Bowhead Whales in Baffin Bay and Adjacent Waters

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Nielsen, Nynne Hjort, Laidre, Kristin, Larsen, Rasmus Stenbak, Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2015
• Subjects: foraging; bowhead whale; Balaena mysticetus; satellite telemetry; SLTDR; Baffin Bay; climate change; alimentation; baleine boréale; télémesure satellitaire; baie de Baffin; changement climatique; Baie de Baffin; Baleine; Clyde Inlet; Cumberland Sound; Foxe Basin; Frobisher Bay; Greenland; Hudson; Hudson Strait; Isabella Bay; la Baleine; Arctic; Baffin; Disko Bay; Groenland; Zooplankton
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67530

The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is the Arctic’s largest and most dependent predator on zooplankton; however, knowledge about its important foraging areas in Baffin Bay and adjacent waters is limited. Data on movement, horizontal velocity (ms-1), dive depth (m), and dive rate (dives h-1) were...