Subsistence harvest of beluga or white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in northern and western Alaska, 1987-2006

Journal of Cetacean Research and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 293-299

  Frost, Kathryn J ^a   Suydam, Robert S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Beluga Whale; Management; Whaling Aboriginal; White Whale

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HARVESTING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATIVE SPECIES; WHALE;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

CETACEA; DELPHINAPTERUS; DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS;

EID: 80052258240     PISSN: 15610713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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