Kerwin J Finley
Biographic Data
| ID | 8551439 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kerwin J Finley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kerwin J |
| FAMILY NAME | Finley |
| SIGNATURE | FINLEY K J |
| AFFILIATIONS | The North South Institute |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Natural History and Conservation of the Greenland Whale, or Bowhead, in the Northwest Atlantic
One of the longest-living mammals, the Greenland whale or bowhead (Balaena mysticetus) is specialized to filter small crustaceans, especially Calanus copepods, from barren Arctic seas. Brought to near extinction by commercial whaling, the North Atlantic 'meta-population' remains at less than 5% of its former abundance, and none of its three constituent stocks has shown demonstrable recovery during the last century. Two of these stocks, the Baffin…
Photographic Reidentification of a Bowhead Whale in Davis Strait
An adult bowhead whale photographed at Isabella Bay, Baffin Island, on 28 September 1986 was reidentified from a photograph taken off West Greenland on 10 April 1990. The "recapture" distance was about 460 km across Davis Strait. The recapture is consistent with historical knowledge of the seasonal distribution of bowhead whales and is supportive of the hypothesis that bowheads circulate within the Baffin Bay - Davis Strait area as part of a disc…
Historical Data Sources on the Morphometry and Oil Yield of the Bowhead Whale
Historical data sources on the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) provide the means to statistically examine the relationships of body and baleen size and oil yield. These data demonstrate a linear relationship between length of the whale and baleen length, with no apparent differences between males and females. Since baleen length was a standard measure of size, it is possible to compare sizes of whales taken on different whaling grounds with th…
Isabella Bay, Baffin Island
A late summer concentration of bowheads (Balaena mysticetus) at Isabella Bay, Baffin Island, was studied during 1983-88. The general results of the field study are presented and integrated with historical research and artifactual evidence of British whaling. Bowheads were observed from shore on virtually every day of adequate visibility in late summer, early fall of 1984-88, but in 1983 only two whales appeared. Peak numbers occurred in September…
Summer Diet of the Bearded Seal ( Erignathus barbatus ) in the Canadian High Arctic
Stomach contents of 34 bearded seals taken in three High Arctic localities (Grise Fiord, Pond Inlet and Clyde) during the summers from 1978-1980 were examined. At least 12 species of fish were present but sculpins (Cottidae) and arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) comprised the bulk of the diet. Eelpouts (Lycodes spp.) and polar cod (Arctogadus glacialis) were also ingested in considerable amounts. In 15 of 19 stomachs containing > 1 kg food, fish cont…
A Distinctive Large Breeding Population of Ringed Seals ( Phoca hispida ) Inhabiting the Baffin Bay Pack Ice
Aerial surveys in June and July, 1978 and 1979, documented an unexpectedly large population (at least 417,000) of ringed seals, some with pups, inhabiting the pack ice of Baffin Bay. Pack-ice seals are smaller than their fast-ice counterparts and have a different diet and gut parasite load. Age and productive data, although limited, indicate that the offshore seals are a normal breeding population. Pack-ice seals probably mix with fast-ice seals …
Marine Mammals Inhabiting the Baffin Bay North Water in Winter
Aerial surveys in March-April 1978 and March 1979 showed that some species of marine mammals overwinter in isolated areas of open water in the North Water in northern Baffin Bay. About 700 walruses and 37 bearded seals were seen, most over deep water (200-500 m) near SE Ellesmere Island in March 1979. Both species were much less common in 1978. Approximately 500 belugas were found in recurrent leads along the edge of the fast-ice in eastern Jones…
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Marine Mammals Inhabiting the Baffin Bay North Water in Winter
Aerial surveys in March-April 1978 and March 1979 showed that some species of marine mammals overwinter in isolated areas of open water in the North Water in northern Baffin Bay. About 700 walruses and 37 bearded seals were seen, most over deep water (200-500 m) near SE Ellesmere Island in March 1979. Both species were much less common in 1978. Approximately 500 belugas were found in recurrent leads along the edge of the fast-ice in eastern Jones…
Summer Diet of the Bearded Seal ( Erignathus barbatus ) in the Canadian High Arctic
Stomach contents of 34 bearded seals taken in three High Arctic localities (Grise Fiord, Pond Inlet and Clyde) during the summers from 1978-1980 were examined. At least 12 species of fish were present but sculpins (Cottidae) and arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) comprised the bulk of the diet. Eelpouts (Lycodes spp.) and polar cod (Arctogadus glacialis) were also ingested in considerable amounts. In 15 of 19 stomachs containing > 1 kg food, fish cont…
A Distinctive Large Breeding Population of Ringed Seals ( Phoca hispida ) Inhabiting the Baffin Bay Pack Ice
Aerial surveys in June and July, 1978 and 1979, documented an unexpectedly large population (at least 417,000) of ringed seals, some with pups, inhabiting the pack ice of Baffin Bay. Pack-ice seals are smaller than their fast-ice counterparts and have a different diet and gut parasite load. Age and productive data, although limited, indicate that the offshore seals are a normal breeding population. Pack-ice seals probably mix with fast-ice seals …
Historical Data Sources on the Morphometry and Oil Yield of the Bowhead Whale
Historical data sources on the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) provide the means to statistically examine the relationships of body and baleen size and oil yield. These data demonstrate a linear relationship between length of the whale and baleen length, with no apparent differences between males and females. Since baleen length was a standard measure of size, it is possible to compare sizes of whales taken on different whaling grounds with th…
Isabella Bay, Baffin Island
A late summer concentration of bowheads (Balaena mysticetus) at Isabella Bay, Baffin Island, was studied during 1983-88. The general results of the field study are presented and integrated with historical research and artifactual evidence of British whaling. Bowheads were observed from shore on virtually every day of adequate visibility in late summer, early fall of 1984-88, but in 1983 only two whales appeared. Peak numbers occurred in September…
Photographic Reidentification of a Bowhead Whale in Davis Strait
An adult bowhead whale photographed at Isabella Bay, Baffin Island, on 28 September 1986 was reidentified from a photograph taken off West Greenland on 10 April 1990. The "recapture" distance was about 460 km across Davis Strait. The recapture is consistent with historical knowledge of the seasonal distribution of bowhead whales and is supportive of the hypothesis that bowheads circulate within the Baffin Bay - Davis Strait area as part of a disc…
Natural History and Conservation of the Greenland Whale, or Bowhead, in the Northwest Atlantic
One of the longest-living mammals, the Greenland whale or bowhead (Balaena mysticetus) is specialized to filter small crustaceans, especially Calanus copepods, from barren Arctic seas. Brought to near extinction by commercial whaling, the North Atlantic 'meta-population' remains at less than 5% of its former abundance, and none of its three constituent stocks has shown demonstrable recovery during the last century. Two of these stocks, the Baffin…
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