Aerial sightings of beluga in the Russian Arctic seas 2010

Boris Solovyev

doi:10.15468/a7wpda

Aerial sightings of beluga in the Russian Arctic seas 2010

Citation

Solovyev, B. 2012. Aerial sightings of beluga in the Russian Arctic seas 2010. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/845) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/a7wpda accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-24.

Description

Original provider: Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences Dataset credits: Boris Solovyev, Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences Marine Mammal Council Abstract: The data on observation of white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) during the planned sailing of the research scientific ship "Mikhail Somov" (Arkhangelsk–Wrangel Island–Arkhangelsk) from September 6 to December 6 2010 are presented. The results obtained confirm and correct the existing ideas of the distribution of white whales and directions of their migrations in seas of the Russian Arctic. Supplemental information: Aerial surveys were conducted on board a helicopter based at he Scientific-Expedition Ship Mikhail Somov. The tracks represent those of the helicopter. Tracks were provided as summarized shapefiles and are not registered in the OBIS-SEAMAP database. Thus, spatial and temporal exploration of the tracks is not available online. Among them, the tracks on 2010-10-08 are not shown due to the technical issue.

Purpose

Not available

Sampling Description

Study Extent

NA

Sampling

NA

Method steps

NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Delphinapterus leucas
common name: Beluga rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Arctic,Russian,Kara Sea,Barents Sea,Laptev Sea,East-Siberian Sea,Chukchi Sea,White Sea

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Boris Solovyev
originator
position: Primary contact
A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences
email: solovyev.boris@gmail.com
homepage: http://sevin.ru

OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu

OBIS-SEAMAP
distributor
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu

Boris Solovyev
owner
position: Primary contact
A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences
email: solovyev.boris@gmail.com
homepage: http://sevin.ru

Boris Solovyev
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences
email: solovyev.boris@gmail.com
homepage: http://sevin.ru