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Article: Satellite Tracking of Eastern Chukchi Sea Beluga Whales into the Arctic Ocean.
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- Arctic
- Article date:
- September 1, 2001
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ROBERT S. SUYDAM [1]
LLOYD F. LOWRY [2]
KATHY J. FROST [2]
GREG M. O'CORRY-CROWE [3]
DANNY PIKOK Jr. [4]
(Received 25 November 1999; accepted in revised form 10 February 2000)
ABSTRACT. Beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) congregate in nearshore waters of the eastern Chukchi Sea, especially in Kotzebue Sound and Kasegaluk Lagoon, in June and July. Where they travel after they leave this area was unknown before this study. We live-captured five belugas in Kasegaluk Lagoon and attached satellite-linked depth recorders to them. The belugas, caught between 26 June and 1 July 1998, were all males, ranging in length ...