Principal Investigator:Norton, Pamela Licensed Year(s):
1985
Summary:
To monitor the white whale migration to and distribution and abundance in the Mackenzie Estuary. Secondary objectives are to observe white whale behaviour, to record whale-vessel interactions (if possible) and to quantify the number of whales missed by observers under normal survey conditions. All marine mammal sightings will be recorded....
Principal Investigator:Norton, Pamela Licensed Year(s):
1984
Summary:
To examine white whale use of offshore areas during and after the period of "peak" numbers; to document whale distribution and abundance; to record movements and feeding; to determine percent calves in the population and to compare white whale distribution with major oceanographic features depicted in satellite imagery and with industrial activities....