Bowhead Whale Aerial Sightings in the Beaufort Sea and Amundsen Gulf, July 1992

July 1992 aerial survey data on bowhead whale locations in the southeast Beaufort Sea, Mackenzie River estuary, and west Amundsen Gulf. The dataset was published in the Canadian Data Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 964 by Harwood and Norton in 1996. It is provided by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Use Cases

• Modeling bowhead whale habitat use based on reported location data.
• Analyzing spatial distribution patterns of Arctic marine mammals.
• Conducting historical population trend analysis for conservation planning.

Strengths

• Data originates from a peer-reviewed Canadian Data Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
• Published by the authoritative government agency Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
• Available in multiple formats including CSV and ESRI REST for geospatial analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is from a single, specific time period in July 1992.

Provenance

Source

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Collection Method

Aerial survey

Time Range

July 1992

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-24 08:09:14.691436; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Southeast Beaufort Sea, Mackenzie River estuary, west Amundsen Gulf