Balaena mysticetus, Bowhead whale : fisheries

Balaena mysticetus   Linnaeus, 1758

Bowhead whale

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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Mammalia | Cetartiodactyla | Balaenidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

Pelagiska.  Polar; 90°N - 0°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribution Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

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)].

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Könsmognad: Lm 1,400.0, range 125 - 140 cm Max length : 1,800 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 1394); 2000 cm TL (female); publicerad maxvikt: 100.0 t (Ref. 1394)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

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).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Females calve once every 3 to 5 years, i.e., very low reproductive capacity (Ref. 118436).

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

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 Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 January 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix I: International trade banned

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Appendix I: Endangered migratory species

Threat to humans

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell
FAO - fiskeri: landings, species profile | FishSource | Sea Around Us

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Life cycle
Reproduktion
Könsmognad
Fecundity
Lek
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Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(fiskeri: species profile; publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): -1.7 - 1.5, mean -0.9 (based on 4244 cells).
Resiliens (Ref. 69278): Mycket låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mer än 14 år (K=0.03; tm=20).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (88 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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