John C George

Dados Biográficos

ID7724655
NOMEJohn C George
PRENOMESJohn C
SOBRENOMEGeorge
ASSINATURAGEORGE J C
AFILIAÇÕESNorth Slope Borough
ORCID0000-0001-8158-3217
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS23
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR23
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO1987
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2022
ÍNDICE H0

  • John Joseph Kelley (1933-2022)

    Open AccessDavid W Norton, Jerry Brown et al.ARTICLEARCTIC2022

  • Food Storage in Permafrost and Seasonally Frozen Ground in Chukotka and Alaska Communities

    Open AccessKojiro Yoshikawa, Alexey A Maslakov et al.ARTICLEARCTIC2022

    Food cellars, otherwise referred to as ice or meat cellars, (lednik in Russian, k’aetyran in Chukchi, siġļuaq in Iñupiaq, and siqlugaq in Yupik) are a natural form of refrigeration in permafrost or seasonally frozen ground used to preserve, age, and ferment foods harvested for subsistence, including marine mammals, birds, fish, and plants. Indigenous peoples throughout the Arctic have constructed cellars in frozen ground for millennia. This paper…

  • Use of the Alaskan Beaufort Sea by Bowhead Whales (Balaena mysticetus) Tagged with Satellite Transmitters, 2006 – 18

    Open AccessJustin Olnes, John J Citta et al.ARTICLEARCTIC2020

    We used satellite telemetry to examine bowhead whale movement behavior, residence times, and dive behavior in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea, 2006 – 18. We explored the timing and duration of use of three subregions (western, central, eastern) within the Alaskan Beaufort Sea and applied a two-state switching state-space model to infer bowhead whale behavior state as either transiting or lingering. Transiting whales made direct movements whereas lingeri…

  • Pacific Salmon in the Rapidly Changing Arctic

    Open AccessCourtney Carothers, Todd L Sformo et al.ARTICLEARCTIC2019

    One of the most pervasive signals of global climate change is altered patterns of distribution with trends towards poleward shifts of species. While habitat loss and destruction has severed connections between people and salmon in many locales, salmon fisheries in the high Arctic are just beginning to develop. To explore these emergent connections, we gathered local knowledge about Pacific salmon and emerging subsistence salmon fisheries in the B…

  • Movements and Inferred Foraging by Bowhead Whales in the Canadian Beaufort Sea during August and September, 2006–12

    Open AccessLois A Harwood, Lori Quakenbush et al.ARTICLEARCTIC2017

    Each spring, most bowhead whales of the Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort (BCB) population migrate to the southeast Beaufort Sea and summer in Canadian waters. In August and September, they form aggregations, which are known to occur mainly in the shallow, shelf waters when oceanographic conditions promote concentration of their zooplankton prey. The movements of individual bowheads while they occupy these late summer habitats are less well known; our know…

  • Frequency of Injuries from Line Entanglements, Killer Whales, and Ship Strikes on Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort Seas Bowhead Whales

    Open AccessJohn C George, Gay Sheffield et al.ARTICLEARCTIC2017

    We analyzed scarring data for Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort (BCB) Seas bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) harvested by Alaska Native hunters to quantify the frequency of line entanglement, ship strikes, and killer whale-inflicted injuries. We had 904 records in our database for whales landed between 1990 and 2012, and after data quality screening, we found 521 records containing information on scarring. Logistic regression was used to evaluate differe…

  • Prevalence and Abundance of Cyamid “Whale Lice” ( Cyamus ceti ) on Subsistence Harvested Bowhead Whales ( Balaena mysticetus )

    Open AccessAndrew L Von Duyke, Raphaela Stimmelmayr et al.ARTICLEARCTIC2016

    We present findings on the prevalence and abundance of cyamid ectoparasites (Cyamus ceti) or “whale lice” on bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) harvested for subsistence in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas from 1973 to 2015. Cyamids were present on 20% of the 673 whales that were examined for cyamid ectoparasites. Logistic regression was used to determine factors associated with cyamid prevalence. The probability of cyamid presence increas…

  • Winter Movements of Bowhead Whales ( Balaena mysticetus ) in the Bering Sea

    Open AccessJohn J Citta, Lori Quakenbush et al.ARTICLEARCTIC2012

    Working with subsistence whale hunters, we tagged bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) with satellite-linked transmitters and documented their movements in the Bering Sea during two winters. We followed 11 whales through the winter of 2008 – 09 and 10 whales in 2009 – 10. The average date that bowhead whales entered the Bering Sea was 14 December in 2008 and 26 November in 2009. All but one tagged whale entered the Bering Sea west of Big Diomede I…

  • Trails to the whale

    Matthew L Druckenmiller, Hajo Eicken et al.ARTICLEPolar Geography2012

    Shorefast ice, present along Alaska's Arctic coastline from late fall through early summer, provides a platform for subsistence hunting by coastal indigenous communities. At Barrow, Alaska, Iñupiat hunters build trails each spring across the shorefast ice to connect the community to the adjacent lead where they hunt migrating bowhead whales. Building on efforts initiated by Alaska's North Slope Borough and in collaboration with the Barrow Whaling…

  • Fall and Winter Movements of Bowhead Whales ( Balaena mysticetus ) in the Chukchi Sea and Within a Potential Petroleum Development Area

    Open AccessLori Quakenbush, Lori T Quakenbush et al.ARTICLEARCTIC2010

    Working with subsistence whale hunters, we tagged 19 mostly immature bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) with satellite-linked transmitters between May 2006 and September 2008 and documented their movements in the Chukchi Sea from late August through December. From Point Barrow, Alaska, most whales moved west through the Chukchi Sea between 71 ̊ and 74 ̊ N latitude; nine whales crossed in six to nine days. Three whales returned to Point Barrow fo…

  • Bowhead Whale Distribution and Feeding near Barrow, Alaska, in Late Summer 2005–06

    Open AccessSue E Moore, John C George et al.ARTICLEARCTIC2010

    Aerial surveys for bowhead whales were conducted in conjunction with oceanographic sampling near Barrow, Alaska, in late summer of 2005 and 2006. In 2005, 145 whales were seen, mostly in two distinct aggregations: one (ca. 40 whales) in deep water in Barrow Canyon and the other (ca. 70 whales) in very shallow (< 10 m) water just seaward of the barrier islands. Feeding behaviours observed in the latter group included whales lying on their sides wi…

  • Population Genetics of Bowhead Whales ( Baleana mysticetus ) in the Western Arctic

    Open AccessGeof H Givens, Ryan M Huebinger et al.ARTICLEARCTIC2010

    Bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas experienced a severe reduction as a result of commercial whaling in the 19th century. Since the cessation of commercial whaling, the population has recovered to a size that is approaching pre-whaling estimates. Inupiat and Yupik communities in northern and western Alaska hunt these Western Arctic (WA) bowheads along their migratory path during spring and fall. This hunt…

  • Climate Variability, Oceanography, Bowhead Whale Distribution, and Iñupiat Subsistence Whaling near Barrow, Alaska

    Open AccessCarin J Ashjian, Stephen R Braund et al.ARTICLEARCTIC2010

    The annual migration of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) past Barrow, Alaska, has provided subsistence hunting to Iñupiat for centuries. Bowheads recurrently feed on aggregations of zooplankton prey near Barrow in autumn. The mechanisms that form these aggregations, and the associations between whales and oceanography, were investigated using field sampling, retrospective analysis, and traditional knowledge interviews. Oceanographic and aerial…

  • Traditional Knowledge of the Bowhead Whale ( Balaena mysticetus ) around St. Lawrence Island, Alaska

    Open AccessGeorge Noongwook, The Native Village of Savoonga et al.ARTICLEARCTIC2009

    Despite considerable research on the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) in Alaskan waters, relatively little has been conducted in the northern Bering Sea. To help fill this gap, we documented traditional knowledge of bowhead whales held by Yupik whalers of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Results include descriptions of the seasonal movements, distribution, and abundance of bowheads near St. Lawrence Island. The bowhead population appears to be incr…

  • Distribution and Movements of the Teshekpuk Caribou Herd 1990–2005

    Open AccessBrian T Person, Alex K Prichard et al.ARTICLEARCTIC2009

    Four caribou (Rangifer tarandus grantii) herds calve on the North Slope of Alaska, three of which have been exposed to little or no resource development. We present 15 years of baseline data on the distribution and movements of 72 satellite-collared and 10 GPS-collared caribou from the Teshekpuk caribou herd (TCH) that have had little to no exposure to oil and gas activities. Fixed-kernel home range analyses of collared caribou revealed that calv…

  • Observations on Shorefast Ice Dynamics in Arctic Alaska and the Responses of the Iñupiat Hunting Community

    Open AccessJohn C George, H P Huntington et al.ARTICLEARCTIC2004

    Although shorefast sea ice forms a platform that facilitates travel, camping, and hunting by Iñupiat subsistence hunters and fishers in the western Arctic, the nearshore sea-ice zone remains an unforgiving and dynamic environment. Traditional hunters constantly hone site-specific experiences and skills with which to optimize the reward-to-risk ratio inherent in operating from this coastal ice. Nearshore ice conditions nevertheless can change sudd…

  • Science Lectures in the Arctic's "Science City"

    Open AccessJohn C George, A M JensenARTICLEARCTIC2004

    Beginning in spring 2002, the Science division of the Utqiagvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC), Barrow's local village corporation, took over the renovated original powerhouse building at the Northern Arctic Research Laboratory, formerly the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory (NARL). The newly named UIC Science Center, about three miles north of Barrow, has become the venue for a number of programs. One is the Barrow Schoolyard lecture series, funded un…

  • Investigation of Heavy Metals in a Large Mortality Event in Caribou of Northern Alaska

    Open AccessTodd M O'Hara, Todd M O’Hara et al.ARTICLEARCTIC2003

    We measured element concentrations (As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn, Fe) and body condition (gross and histologic endpoints) of animals from a caribou (Rangifer tarandus) mortality event that occurred in Alaska, in the area of Point Hope and Cape Thompson (including the Chariot site), in 1995. These were compared to results from hunter-killed caribou from reference sites (Barrow and Teshekpuk Lake, Alaska) and from the area of a mine (Red Dog Mine) to determi…

  • Radionuclude Levels in Caribou of Northern Alaska in 1995-96

    Open AccessTodd M O'Hara, Todd M O’Hara et al.ARTICLEARCTIC1999

    Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) were sampled (1995-96) from a mortality event near the Project Chariot site (the location of a radiotracer experiment in northwestern Alaska during the 1960s) and reference sites. Radionuclide levels in muscle and bone and the cause(s) of the mortality were determined because of local residents' concerns. Bone gross alpha mean activity (n=65) was 130.0 Bq/kg, and varied significantly (p<0.01) from 73.3 to 168.0 Bq/kg a…

  • Bowhead Whales Along the Chukotka Coast in Autumn

    Open AccessSue E Moore, John C George et al.ARTICLEARCTIC1995

    Bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) were seen in autumn 1992 and 1993 only along the northern coast of Chukotka, Russia, although an extensive area of the Chukchi Sea was searched during ship cruises. Single-day counts for 76 and 50 bowheads were made on 1 October 1992 and 3 October 1993, respectively, with only a few whales seen on other days. Whales seen between Cape Schmidt and Cape Vankarem on 1 October 1992 appeared to be feeding, but there …

  • Bowhead Whale ( Balaena Mysticetus ) Length Estimations Based on Scapula Measurements

    Open AccessCraig Gerlach, John C George et al.ARTICLEARCTIC1993

    This study presents data and a method for reliably predicting bowhead (Balaena mysticetus) length using one length and one width measurement of the scapula. The bowhead scapula preserves well and is common in coastal arctic archaeological sites. The length measurement is taken as the maximum straight-line measurement along the axis, excluding the scapular cartilage. The width measurement is recorded as a maximum transverse measurement of the ossi…

  • Observations on the Ice-Breaking and Ice Navigation Behavior of Migrating Bowhead Whales ( Balaena Mysticetus ) near Point Barrow, Alaska, Spring 1985

    Open AccessJohn C George, Christopher W Clark et al.ARTICLEARCTIC1989

    During a four-day period from 28 April to 1 May 1985, we observed bowhead whales breaking up through sea ice in order to breathe. Our observations were made from grounded sea ice approximately 10 km northeast of Point Barrow, Alaska, during the spring bowhead migration (14 April to 10 June). From acoustic and visual data, it was estimated that 665 whales passed the observation perches during this four-day period. However, only 117(17%) whales wer…

  • Bowhead Whale ( Balaena mysticetus ) Feeding near Point Barrow, Alaska, During the 1985 Spring Migration

    Open AccessGeoffry M Carroll, John C George et al.ARTICLEARCTIC1987

    Examination of stomach contents and behavioral observations showed conclusively that bowhead whales were feeding in the Point Barrow area during the spring of 1985. All three bowheads harvested near the village of Barrow had over five litres of pelagic zooplankton (calanoid copepods and euphausiids) in their stomachs. Over 60 whales were observed during the period 26 May through 6 June diving repeatedly under the landfast ice and feeding in an ar…