Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 20
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This report presents proceedings of a workshop to review four presentations and draft a stock status report on Cumberland Sound belugas, and to start drafting a recovery strategy for that beluga population. The four presentations summarized recent research on seasonal movements & habitat use, genetic & contaminant profiles, population size & trend, and population modelling & risk analysis of Cumberland Sound belugas. These presentations provided pertinent information and served as a basis for discussion to aid in drafting the stock status report.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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The RAP chair opened the meeting with a description of RAP and the general goals of the meeting. [...] The structure of the Proceedings follows the format of the SSR. [...] The local knowledge study describes the use of the western shores of Cumberland Sound by some belugas to migrate towards the head of the Sound in spring. [...] During the autumn, the belugas used the offshore portion of the western part of the Sound and dove frequently to depths of several hundred meters. [...] The belugas whose transmitters continued into December and January remained on the southeast side of the Sound indicating the population may remain in Cumberland Sound throughout the winter.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Persons attending the RAP meeting are listed in Annex 1. The co-chairs provided an overview of the Regional Advisory Process in the Central and Arctic region, the documents on the table for review, and the general principles for the meeting discussion. [...] The agenda was approved, taking into account that certain portions of the draft SSR would be reviewed out of sequence, due to editorial consideration (some portions of the report were identified by the co- chairs as belonging in other sections and some sections were missing from the draft). [...] The remainder of this document presents the main elements of discussion on a section by section basis, in the general order of the agenda. [...] It was also pointed out that, contrary to the statement that the largest whale in the pod is selected as the target animal, the more common adult sized whales ("average size") were usually targeted in the hunt. [...] It was identified that a section describing the season of the hunt was missing and that a Table which illustrated the numbers of landed animals for each community over time was also needed in the report.
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Author: Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Québec Region