Division of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) Publication Details

Movements and inferred foraging by bowhead whales in the Canadian Beaufort Sea during August and September, 2006-12

  • Reference: Harwood, L., L. T. Quakenbush, R. J. Small, J. George, J. Pokiak, C. Pokiak, M. P. Heide-Jørgensen, E. V. Lea, and H. Brower. 2017. Movements and inferred foraging by bowhead whales in the Canadian Beaufort Sea during August and September, 2006–12. Arctic 70(2):161-176. https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic4648
  • Audiences: Scientist
  • Authors: Harry Brower, John Craig George, Lois A. Harwood, Mads Peter Heide-Jorgensen, Ellen V. Lea, Charles Pokiak , James Pokiak, Lori T. Quakenbush, Robert J. Small
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  • Keywords: bowhead whale, aggregation areas, Beaufort Sea, Amundsen Gulf, Viscount Melville Sound, Darnley Bay, inferred foraging, Balaena mysticetus, satellite-linked telemetry
  • Link: https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic4648 (Offsite)
  • Partners: North Slope Borough, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission, Barrow and Kaktovik Whaling Captain's Association, Barrow Arctic Science Consortium, Aklavik and Tuktoyaktuk Hunters and Trappers Committees, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), British Columbia Animal Health Center, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Fisheries Joint Management Committee
  • Primary Authors: Lois A. Harwood
  • Programs: Marine Mammals
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  • Publication Types: Journal Article/External Publication, Marine Mammals Scientific Publication
  • Regions: Region III - Interior and Northeastern Alaska, Region V - Arctic and Western Alaska
  • Species: Bowhead Whale
  • Species Categories: Endangered or Threatened Species (Federal), Mammals, Marine Mammals
  • Title: Movements and inferred foraging by bowhead whales in the Canadian Beaufort Sea during August and September, 2006-12
  • Topics: Distribution and Movements (including Migration), Research, Diet
  • Year: 2017

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