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Does the winter range of bowhead whales overlap commercial fisheries in the Bering Sea?

• Reference: Citta, J. J., L. T. Quakenbush, J. C. George, H. Brower, R. J. Small, and M. P. Heide-Jorgensen. 2011. Does the winter range of bowhead whales overlap commercial fisheries in the Bering Sea? [abstract]. Page 61 [In] Abstracts of the 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, 27 November- 2 December 2011, Tampa, Florida. Society for Marine Mammalogy.
• Audiences: Scientist, Wildlife Manager
• Authors: Harry Brower, John J. Citta, John Craig George, Mads Peter Heide-Jorgensen, Lori T. Quakenbush, Robert J. Small
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• Grants:
• GMUs or Areas: 18, 22
• Keywords: bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus, winter range, commercial fisheries, entanglement, Bering Sea
• Link: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/home/library/pdfs/wildlife/research_pdfs/winter_range_bowhead_whales_commercial_fisheries_bering_sea.pdf (PDF)
• Partners:
• Primary Authors: John J. Citta
• Programs: Marine Mammals
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• Publication Types: Abstract/Poster/Presentation (Scientific)
• Regions: Region IV - Central and Southwest Alaska
• Species: Bowhead Whale
• Species Categories: Endangered or Threatened Species (Federal), Mammals, Marine Mammals
• Title: Does the winter range of bowhead whales overlap commercial fisheries in the Bering Sea?
• Topics: Distribution and Movements (including Migration), Resource Development, Anthropogenic Effects
• Year: 2011

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