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| Loseto, Lisa L.; Brewster, Jasmine D.; Ostertag, Sonja K.; Snow, Kathleen; Macphee, Shannon A.; Mcnicholl, Darcy G.; Choy, Emily S.; Giraldo, Carolina; Hornby, Claire A.. |
| The Eastern Beaufort Sea (EBS) beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) population are an important traditional food for the Inuit of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Northwest Territories (NT) Canada. In 2014, over 30 beluga whales were harvested at Ulukhaktok, NT, the first occurrence for a large harvest in the area. Unlike observations from the established beluga harvest monitoring in the Mackenzie Estuary, these belugas had numerous prey and prey items in their stomachs. Our study objectives were to combine traditional and local knowledge (TLK) from beluga hunters with the analysis of dissected stomachs to identify EBS beluga diet, feeding behaviour, as well as gain insights into potential drivers of the event. TLK holders witnessed foraging behaviors such as... |
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Palavras-chave: Beluga diet; Stomach contents; Traditional and local knowledge; Sandlance. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00428/53927/55053.pdf |
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