Arctic articles from September 2001

Arctic archives from September 2001

Belugas and Narwhals: Application of New Technology to Whale Science in the Arctic.
September 1, 2001... RANDALL R. REEVES [1] DAVID J. ST. AUBIN [2] The beluga, or white whale (Delphinapterus leucas), is one of the best known of the toothed whales (Odontoceti). Along with its nearest living relative, the narwhal (Monodon monoceros), it...

Summer and Autumn Movements and Habitat Use by Belugas in the Canadian High Arctic and Adjacent Areas.
September 1, 2001... P.R. RICHARD [1] M.P. HEIDE-JORGENSEN [2] J.R. ORR [1] R. DIETZ [3] T.G. SMITH [4] (Received 18 November 1999; accepted in revised form 25 January 2001) ABSTRACT. Twenty-one adult belugas (8M, 13F) were live-captured...

Summer and Autumn Movements of Belugas of the Eastern Beaufort Sea Stock.
September 1, 2001... P.R. RICHARD [1] A.R. MARTIN [2] J.R. ORR [1] (Received 18 November 1999; accepted in revised form 30 May 2000) ABSTRACT. Beluga whales of the eastern Beaufort Sea stock were tagged with satellite-linked time-depth recorders...

Satellite Tracking of Eastern Chukchi Sea Beluga Whales into the Arctic Ocean.
September 1, 2001... 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...

Summer and Fall Movements of Narwhals (Monodon monoceros) from Northeastern Baffin Island towards Northern Davis Strait.
September 1, 2001... R. DIETZ [1,2] M.P. HEIDE-JORGENSEN [3] P.R. RICHARD [4] M. ACQUARONE [1] (Received 1 February 2000; accepted in revised form 2 November 2000) ABSTRACT. Ten narwhals (Monodon monoceros) were instrumented with...

Movements and Dive Behaviour of Belugas in Northern Quebec.
September 1, 2001... MICHAEL C.S. KINGSLE [1,2] SERGE GOSSELIN [1,3] GRY A. SLENO [1,4] (Received 18 November 1999; accepted in revised form 16 November 2000) INTRODUCTION ABSTRACT. Three adult and three juvenile belugas were fitted with...

Dive Behaviour of Belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) in the Shallow Waters of Western Hudson Bay.
September 1, 2001... A.R. MARTIN [1] P. HALL [2] P.R. RICHARD [2] (Received 11 April 2000; accepted in revised form 23 October 2000) ABSTRACT. Beluga diving was studied in western Hudson Bay, where the preferred habitat of this whale in summer is...

Surfacing Times and Dive Rates for Narwhals (Monodon monoceros) and Belugas (Delphinapterus leucas).
September 1, 2001... M.P. HEIDE-JORGENSEN [1,2] N. HAMMEKEN [1] R. DIETZ [3] J. ORR [4] P.R. RICHARD [4] (Received 21 January 2000; accepted in revised form 28 November 2000) ABSTRACT. Time spent at and near the sea surface was measured...

Capturing and Handling of White Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in the Canadian Arctic for Instrumentation and Release.
September 1, 2001... JACK R. ORR [1] RICKY JOE [2] DAVIDEE EVIC [3] (Received 18 November 1999; accepted in revised form 24 October 2000) ABSTRACT. For many decades, humans have captured white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) for food, research,...

Examination of Beluga-Habitat Relationships through the Use of Telemetry and a Geographic Information System.
September 1, 2001... DAVID G. BARBER [1,2] ERIC SACZUK [1] PIERRE R. RICHARD [3] (Received 19 November 1999; accepted in revised form 27 September 2000) ABSTRACT. The spatial and temporal relationships between belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) and...

Hematology and Plasma Chemistry as Indicators of Health and Ecological Status in Beluga Whales, Delphinapterus leucas.
September 1, 2001... D.J. ST. AUBIN [1] S. DEGUISE [2] P.R. RICHARD [3] T.G. SMITH [4] J.R. GERACI [5] (Received 31 January 2000; accepted in revised form 10 August 2000) ABSTRACT. The capture of beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, for...

R.M. PATTERSON: A LIFE OF GREAT ADVENTURE.(Review)
September 1, 2001... R.M. PATTERSON: A LIFE OF GREAT ADVENTURE. By DAVID FINCH. Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books, 2000. 304 p. maps, b&w illus., endnotes, chronology, index. Hardbound. Cdn$34.95. Almost anyone who has ever dreamed of putting a canoe in water...

LET HEROES SPEAK: ANTARCTIC EXPLORERS.(Review)
September 1, 2001... LET HEROES SPEAK: ANTARCTIC EXPLORERS, 1772-1922. By MICHAEL H. ROSOVE. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2000. ISBN 1-55750-967-0. xi + 358 P., maps, b&w illus., notes, bib., index. Hardbound. US$34.95. Since the publication of...

INUIT, WHALING, AND SUSTAINABILITY.(Review)
September 1, 2001... INUIT, WHALING, AND SUSTAINABILITY. By MILTON M.R. FREEMAN, INGMAR EGEDE, LYUDMILA BOGOSLOVSKAYAS, IGOR I. KRUPNIK, RICHARD A. CAULFIELD, and MARC G. STEVENSON. Walnut Creek, California: Altamira Press, A Division of Sage Publications, 1998....

CREATING REGIMES: ARCTIC ACCORDS AND INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE.(Review)
September 1, 2001... CREATING REGIMES: ARCTIC ACCORDS AND INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE. By ORAN YOUNG. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 1998. xii + 230 p., maps, index, bib. Hardbound. US$35.00. Readers with an interest in polar politics should read...

FANTASTIC ANTONE GROWS UP: ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS WITH FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME.(Review)
September 1, 2001... FANTASTIC ANTONE GROWS UP: ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS WITH FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME. Edited by JUDITH KLEINFELD, with BARBARA MORSE and SIOBHAN WESCOTT. Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 2000. xviii + 424 p., bib., appendices, index. Softbound....

Marine Mammals as Oceanographic Sampling Platforms.
September 1, 2001... THIRTY YEARS AGO, at a meeting devoted to finding new directions for Arctic biological oceanography, it was suggested that marine mammals might someday be used as "educated" oceanographic sampling platforms. They are "educated" because, through...

Report from the Nunavik Commission.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... On 31 March 2001, the Nunavik Commission tabled its report, Amiqqaaluta - Let us share - Mapping the Road toward a Government for Nunavik. The Commission was created under the Nunavik Political Accord, signed on 5 November 1999 by Pita Aatami,...

Northern Science Award.(Don C. Thomas)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Congratulations to AINA Fellow Don C. Thomas, who was the recipient of the Northern Science Award for 2000. The award honours Thomas's 40-year career as a caribou biologist with the Canadian Wildlife Service and his collaborative work with the...

Grant-in-Aid Program 2001.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The Grant-in-Aid Committee received 15 applications this year and selected eight for funding. The committee was pleased to receive so many good applications to review. As the award amount has increased to U.S. $1000, fewer projects were funded...

New AINA Fellows.(Arctic Institute of North America)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Following the April meeting of the AINA Board of Directors, Dr. Wayne H. Pollard and Bishop John R. (Jack) Sperry were elected as Fellows of the Arctic Institute of North America. Dr. Pollard is a research scientist specializing in Arctic...