Data from a Study of the White Whale Distribution in the Northern Seas of the USSR (Materialy k Izucheniyu Raspredeleniya Belukhi v Severnykh Moryakh SSSR),
Abstract
The report presents a condensed bibliographical review of the distribution, migration, and habits of white whales (beluga) in the Arctic seas of the USSR. Data from the literature are amplified and verified by questionnaires, interrogations, and the authors' own observations. Reports and observations of white whale sightings are presented seasonally for each sea (White, Barents, Kara, Laptev, East Siberian, and Chukchi). The seasonal movements of whitel whales are summarized and analyzed. It is concluded that belugas are circumpolar in distribution; they frequent both coastal waters and the open sea influenced by ice conditions and food supply, and they winter both in open water and in leads (polynyas) among the ice.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0768180
Entities
People
- A. V. Yablokov
- S. E. Kleinenberg
- V. M. Belkovich
Organizations
- Naval Oceanographic Office