Walruses in Upernavik
General
Organisation
Department
Project start
01.05.2018
Project end
01.09.2018
Type of project
Research
Project theme
Marine Research
Project topic
Biology
Marine mammals
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Fieldwork / Study
Fieldwork country
Greenland (DK)
Fieldwork region
Greenland, North-West
Fieldwork location
Geolocation is 74.5801514, -57.2298732
Fieldwork start
01.05.2018
Fieldwork end
01.09.2018
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Project details
24.09.2018
Science / project plan
Nothing is known about the population identity of walruses that are hunted in Upernavik. This project will utilize satellite tracking techniques to determine the migratory destination of walruses in Upernavik.
Fieldwork locations: Kullorsuaq and Savissivik
Publications related to project
- Andersen, A. O., M.P. Heide-Jørgensen, J. Flora, 2018. Is sustainable resource utilisation a relevant concept in Avanersuaq? The walrus case. AMBIO https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-018-1032-0
- Garde, E., R.G. Hansen, K. Zinglersen, S. Ditlevsen, M.P. Heide-Jørgensen. 2018. Diving and foraging characteristics of walrus in Smith Sound. Journal of Experimental Biology 500: 89-99 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2017.12.009
- Heide-Jørgensen, J. Flora, A. O. Andersen, R.E.A. Stewart, N.H. Nielsen and R.G. Hansen. 2017. Movements of walruses in Smith Sound: A Canada-Greenland shared stock. Arctic 70(3): 308-318.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbour porpoises in West Greenland | 25.09.2019 | 25.09.2019 | Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (GINR) | Department of Birds and Mammals | Greenland, South-West |
| Ryder 2019 Expedition | 05.08.2019 | 11.09.2019 | Stockholm University | Department of Geological Sciences | Nares Strait |
| GINR Melville Bay cruise | 31.07.2019 | 09.08.2019 | Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (GINR) | Department of Environment and Mineral Resources | Greenland, North-West |
| Hidden Habitats SW Disko Bay | 06.09.2019 | 15.09.2019 | Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (GINR) | Greenland Climate Research Centre | Greenland, Mid-West |
| Sisimiut fjords benthic mapping | 14.06.2019 | 27.06.2019 | Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (GINR) | Greenland, Mid-West | |
| Acoustic monitoring of marine mammals in changing Arctic | 03.03.2018 | 04.04.2020 | Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (GINR) | Greenland Climate Research Centre | Greenland, Mid-West |
| ARICE | 30.11.2018 | 30.11.2018 | Technical University of Denmark (DTU) | DTU Aqua | |
| 2019 MarineGreen cruise in Disko Bay, West Greenland | 20.07.2019 | 31.07.2019 | University of Copenhagen | Marine Biological Section - Department of Biology | Greenland, Mid-West |
| Seasonal Occurrence of marine mammals based on Passive Acoustic Monitoring | 03.09.2018 | 23.09.2018 | Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (GINR) | Greenland, North-East | |
| Canadian Ocean Acidification Research Network - Hudson Bay Component | 10.04.2018 | 10.04.2018 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Hudson Bay |
| Hudson Bay System Study (BaySys) - CCGS Amundsen Cruise | 24.05.2018 | 05.07.2018 | University of Manitoba (UoM) | Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS) | Hudson Bay |
| Instrumentation of bowhead whales with CTD tags | 01.05.2018 | 15.05.2018 | Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (GINR) | Department of Birds and Mammals | Disko Bay |
| Sampling of biopsies from bowhead whales in Disko Bay | 15.02.2018 | 01.06.2020 | Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (GINR) | Department of Birds and Mammals | Disko Bay |