Winter sighting of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Yakutat-Disenchantment Bay, Alaska

Authors
Hubbard, JD Hansen, DJ Mahoney, BA
Citation
Jd. Hubbard et al., Winter sighting of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Yakutat-Disenchantment Bay, Alaska, ARCTIC, 52(4), 1999, pp. 411-412
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary
Journal title
ARCTIC
ISSN journal
00040843 → ACNP
Volume
52
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
411 - 412
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-0843(199912)52:4<411:WSOBW(>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
On 19 February 1997, we made the first documented winter sighting of beluga whales in Yakutat-Disenchantment Bay, Alaska. We estimated that 10 individ uals were swimming in ice-free, turbid water near the Hubbard Glacier. The sporadic record of belugas in the bay suggests they may be occasional visit ors from the Cook Inlet population.