Observations of walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) in the southeastern Barents and Pechora seas in February 1993

Kjell Tormod Nilssen Tore Haug

doi:10.3402/polar.v14i1.6653

Observations of walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) in the southeastern Barents and Pechora seas in February 1993

Kjell Tormod Nilssen Tore Haug

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v14i1.6653

Abstract

A total of 138 walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus), including 21 cow/calf pairs, were observed during a ship-board survey in the southeastern Barents and Pechora seas 5-17 February 1993. The observations confirm these areas as wintering and nursery grounds for the species.

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1995-01-06

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Tore Haug K. T. N. (1995). Observations of walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) in the southeastern Barents and Pechora seas in February 1993. Polar Research, 14(1), 83-86. https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v14i1.6653

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (1995)

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