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Research into bowhead whales finds unique foraging behaviour

Research into bowhead whales finds unique foraging behaviour

Understanding the needs of bowheads is a crucial first step taken to learn how they will respond to climate change.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, Arctic, bowhead whales, faculty, IOF postdoctoral fellows, Marine Mammal Research Unit, marine mammals, Research, Sarah Fortune, whales

Bowhead whales come to Cumberland Sound in Nunavut to exfoliate

Bowhead whales come to Cumberland Sound in Nunavut to exfoliate

“Cumberland Sound serves as a habitat for feeding and moulting,” said Sarah Fortune, a PhD student at UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Arctic, bowhead whales, fieldwork, IOF students, marine mammals, whales

Aerial drone offers insights into bowhead whale behaviour

Aerial drone offers insights into bowhead whale behaviour

Research team, including UBC zoology PhD candidate Sarah Fortune, undertook what is believed to be the first intensive effort to study bowhead whales with the use of an aerial drone in the Eastern Canadian Arctic.

Posted in 2016, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, Arctic, bowhead whales, cetaceans, faculty, IOF students, Marine Mammal Research Unit, marine mammals, whales

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