Estimated abundance of the Western Hudson Bay beluga stock from the 2015 visual and photographic aerial survey / Cory J.D. Matthews ... [et al.]. : Fs70-5/2017-061E-PDF

“Aerial visual and photographic surveys of summering Western Hudson Bay (WHB) beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) were conducted in August 2015 to update the previous stock abundance estimate from 2004. The survey area comprised five strata (three visual and two photographic) encompassing high use areas around three river estuaries where recurring aggregations of WHB beluga are found during the summer months. The photographic surveys completely covered high density aggregations in the Churchill River and near the mouth of the Seal River. Poor weather conditions prevented replicated surveys of all but the Churchill River photographic stratum. Near-surface abundance estimates for each stratum were adjusted for availability bias using dive data collected from eight satellite-tagged WHB belugas during the same period as the aerial survey. Summed corrected stratum abundance estimates provided a total stock abundance estimate of 54,473"--Abstract, p. iv.

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Ministère/Organisme Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat.
Titre Estimated abundance of the Western Hudson Bay beluga stock from the 2015 visual and photographic aerial survey / Cory J.D. Matthews ... [et al.].
Titre de la série Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS), research document, 1919-5044 ; 2017/061, Central and Arctic Region
Type de publication Série - Voir l'enregistrement principal
Langue [Anglais]
Format Électronique
Document électronique
Note(s) Cover title.
“October 2017.”
Includes bibliographical references.
Includes abstract in French.
Information sur la publication Ottawa : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, 2017.
Auteur / Contributeur Matthews, Cory J. D.(Cory Joseph David),1977-
Description v, 20 p. : col. charts, maps
Numéro de catalogue
  • Fs70-5/2017-061E-PDF
Descripteurs Whales
Animal populations
Fisheries management
Wildlife management
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