Conducted by the Marine Mammal Program. Satellite tracking of Bowhead whales in the Beaufort Sea, especially monitoring activity near oil and gas activities, stock structure, dive length, location and frequency, and migration behavior. Study of bowhead whale movements and behavior.
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Heide-Jørgensen, M.P., K.L. Laidre, L.T. Quakenbush, and J.J. Citta. 2011. The Northwest Passage opens for bowhead whales. Biology Letters doi:10.1098/rsbl.2011.0731
Moore, S.E., J. C. George, G. Sheffield, J. Bacon, C. J. Ashjian. 2010. Bowhead whale distribution and feeding near Barrow, Alaska, in late summer 2005-06. Arctic 63(2):195-205
Quakenbush, L.T., J.J. Citta, J.C. George, R.J. Small, M.P. Heidi-Jorgensen. 2010. Fall and winter movements of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in the Chukchi Sea and within a potential petroleum development area. Arctic 63 (3): 289-307
Budge, S. M., A. M. Springer, S. J. Iverson, G. Sheffield, and C. Rosa. 2008. Blubber fatty acid composition of bowhead whales, Balaena mysticetus: Implications for diet assessment and ecosystem monitoring. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 359:40–46.
