Aerial Survey Estimates of Abundance of the Eastern Chukchi Sea Stock of Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in 2012

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Lowry, Lloyd F., Kingsley, Michael C.S., Hauser, Donna D.W., Clarke, Janet, Suydam, Robert
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2017
• Subjects: Arctic; Alaska; Chukchi Sea; Beaufort Sea; beluga whales; Delphinapterus leucas; aerial surveys; line transect; abundance; survey correction factors; satellite-linked tags; Arctique; mer des Tchouktches; mer de Beaufort; bélugas; levés aériens; ligne interceptée; abondance; facteurs de correction de levés; étiquettes satellitaires; Mer de Beaufort; Arctic marine mammals; Arctique*; Beluga; Beluga whale; Beluga Whale Committee; Beluga*; Béluga*; Chukchi; Mer des Tchouktches; Tchouktche*
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67705

The eastern Chukchi Sea (ECS) stock of beluga whales is one of three stocks in western Alaska that are co-managed by the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Alaska Beluga Whale Committee. Abundance of this stock was estimated as 3710 in 1991 from incomplete data. Analysis of data from satellit...