Use of the Alaskan Beaufort Sea by Bowhead Whales (Balaena mysticetus) Tagged with Satellite Transmitters, 2006 – 18

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Olnes, Justin, Citta, John J., Quakenbush, Lori T., George, John C., Harwood, Lois A., Lea, Ellen V., Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2020
• Subjects: bowhead whale; Alaska; Beaufort Sea; satellite telemetry; dive behavior; feeding; Western Arctic; migration; baleine boréale; mer de Beaufort; télémétrie satellitaire; comportement de plongée; alimentation; Arctique de l’Ouest; Arctic; Baleine; Le Plateau; Mer de Beaufort; Arctique*; Balaena mysticetus; Barrow; Point Barrow
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/70865

We used satellite telemetry to examine bowhead whale movement behavior, residence times, and dive behaviorin the Alaskan Beaufort Sea, 2006 – 18. We explored the timing and duration of use of three subregions (western, central, eastern) within the Alaskan Beaufort Sea and applied a two-state switchi...