(Balaena mysticetus)
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BOWHEAD WHALE (Balaena mysticetus) |
| BODY MASS: 75-100 tons | DEEPEST DIVE: 416 m (REF 4) |
| BODY LENGTH: 1400-1700 cm 1 | LONGEST DIVE: 3780 s (REF 3) |
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| BEAUFORT SEA (68-70°N - 120-140°W) |  |
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1980-81: Dive duration: avg= 3.43 ± 4.715 min, max= 1045s (N=105 dives) 1982: Dive duration: avg= 12.08 ± 9.153 min, max= 1859s (N=51 dives) 1982: (Observation from aircrafts with binoculars + stopwatch) |
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1983: Dive duration: avg= 1.88 ± 2.36 min (N=140 dives) 1984: Dive duration: avg= 6.27 ± 7.20 min (N=37 dives) 1982: (Observation from aircrafts, continuation of work in REF 1) |
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1992: Dive depth: gd-avg= 66.8 ± 23.8 m, max= 352 m (N= 8 whales) 1992: Dive duration: avg= 10.4 ± 2.4 min, max= 3780 s (N=8 whales) 1992: (6 DZ (depth & duration)+ 2 D-tags (duration), sampling= 6 & 2 s) |
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| DISKO BAY (69°08'N - 52°08'W) |  |
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2001: Dive depth: max= 416 m (N= 1 whale) 2001: (ST16, Telonics, sampling = 10 s, 1 daily max depth) |
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