Mammalia |
Cetartiodactyla |
Balaenidae
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
Pelagisch. Polar; 90°N - 0°S, 180°W - 180°E
Pacific Ocean, Northern Atlantic and the Arctic. [Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort Sea population: LR/cd; Okhotsk Sea population: EN, D; Svalbard-Barents Sea (Spitsbergen) population: CR, D: IUCN 2010 (Ref. 84930)].
Länge bei der ersten Reifung / Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm 1,400.0, range 125 - 140 cm Max length : 1,800 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 1394); 2000 cm TL (female); max. veröff. Gewicht: 100.0 t (Ref. 1394)
Lives among the pack ice, migrating to the high arctic summer, but retreating southward in winter with the advancing ice edge. Feeds on small to medium-sized invertebrates, especially krill and copepods. Bowhead whales were heavily hunted for several centuries. Today they are partially protected by the IWC. The current world population is still threatened by small-scale hunting by Alaskan, Canadian, and Russian natives. In addition, there are various forms of habitat degradation, including disturbance from oil and gas exploration and development activities (Ref. 1394). Lives among the pack ice, migrating to the high arctic summer, but retreating southward in winter with the advancing ice edge. Feeds on small to medium-sized invertebrates, especially krill and copepods (Ref. 1394).
Females calve once every 3 to 5 years, i.e., very low reproductive capacity (Ref. 118436).
Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber 1993 FAO species Identification Guide: Marine Mammals of the World. Rome, FAO. 320 p. + 587 figures. (Ref. 1394)
IUCN Rote Liste Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
CITES Status (Ref. 108899)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell
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Widerstandsfähigkeit
(Ref. 69278): |
sehr niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert mehr als 14 Jahre. (K=0.03; tm=20) |
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei
(Ref. 71543) |
Very high vulnerability (88 of 100). |
Preiskategorie
(Ref. 80766): |
Unknown. |
