https://doi.org/10.82144/65f9e577 https://www.gbif.org/dataset/41e59d9a-0f95-4140-8764-5bae3e32e085 https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/845 https://obis.org/dataset/8b172dbd-be39-477c-a24d-c27d23f1ddff zd_845 Boris Solovyev A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences Primary contact solovyev.boris@gmail.com sevin.ru OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor Boris Solovyev A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences Primary contact solovyev.boris@gmail.com sevin.ru owner 2025-09-29 eng Original provider: Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences Dataset credits: Boris Solovyev, Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences<br/> Marine Mammal Council Abstract: The data on observation of white whales (<i>Delphinapterus leucas</i>) during the planned sailing of the research scientific ship "Mikhail Somov" (Arkhangelsk–Wrangel Island–Arkhangelsk) from September 6 to December 6 2010 are presented. The results obtained confirm and correct the existing ideas of the distribution of white whales and directions of their migrations in seas of the Russian Arctic. Occurrence GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type.xml Observation GBIF Dataset Subtype Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml Marine Biology Visual sighting Aircraft Sightings N/A Aerial surveys were conducted on board a helicopter based at he Scientific-Expedition Ship Mikhail Somov. The tracks represent those of the helicopter.<br/> Tracks were provided as summarized shapefiles and are not registered in the OBIS-SEAMAP database. Thus, spatial and temporal exploration of the tracks is not available online.<br/> Among them, the tracks on 2010-10-08 are not shown due to the technical issue. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/845 Western Pacific sector, Arctic,Russian,Kara Sea,Barents Sea,Laptev Sea,East-Siberian Sea,Chukchi Sea,White Sea 41.01854 180 78.12 66.48679 Eastern Pacific sector, Arctic,Russian,Kara Sea,Barents Sea,Laptev Sea,East-Siberian Sea,Chukchi Sea,White Sea -180 -178.447 78.12 66.48679 2010-09-16 2010-11-29 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). species Delphinapterus leucas Beluga notPlanned Boris Solovyev A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences Primary contact solovyev.boris@gmail.com sevin.ru NA NA NA Boris Solovyev owner NA 2025-09-29T11:48:43-04:00 dataset Solovyev, B. 2012. Aerial sightings of beluga in the Russian Arctic seas 2010. Version 1.0.1. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/65f9e577. Solovyev, B.A., N.G. Platonov, D.M. Glazov, O.V. Shpak and V.V. Rozhnov. 2011. Distribution of white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Seas of the Russian Arctic based on results of the expedition on the ship. Zoological Journal90(11):1398-1402. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/845 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/845/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/845/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_845 zd_845