Bowhead Whale Abundance [George]
255.010
This dataset is comprised of data from ice-based visual census studies to estimate the abundance of the Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort Seas (BCBS) stock of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus). These counts take place off Point Barrow, Alaska, in the spring, as the whales migrate from the Bering to the Beaufort Sea. They were conducted annually from 1978 to 1988 and again in 1993 and 2001. Adverse environmental conditions led to counts inadequate to support abundance estimates in 1979 and 1984. The data provide an estimate of the number of whales that passed within the 4km visual range of the observation perch from which the whales are counted. This dataset is part of the Pacific Marine Arctic Regional Synthesis (PacMARS) Project.
dataset
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255.010
geoscientificInformation
oceans
dataset
revision
2014-10-16
Field Surveys
Mammals
Oceanography
Arctic
Abundance
Biology
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > BALEEN WHALES
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > POPULATION DYNAMICS
revision
2018-02-27
-156.47917
-156.47917
71.38889
71.38889
1978-04-01T00:00:00Z
2001-06-14T23:59:59Z
publication
2013-02-15T18:52:37Z
none
none
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pointOfContact
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2024-02-07T22:41:52Z